Hydrogen storage in insulated pressure vessels

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.02.019· OSTI ID:305617

Aceves, S M; Garcia-Villazana, O ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

Insulated pressure vessels are cryogenic-capable pressure vessels that can be fueled with liquid hydrogen (LH{sub 2}) or ambient-temperature compressed hydrogen (CH{sub 2}). Insulated pressure vessels offer the advantages of liquid hydrogen tanks (low weight and volume), with reduced disadvantages (lower energy requirement for hydrogen liquefaction and reduced evaporative losses). This paper shows an evaluation of the applicability of the insulated pressure vessels for light-duty vehicles. The paper shows an evaluation of evaporative losses and insulation requirements and a description of the current analysis and experimental plans for testing insulated pressure vessels. The results show significant advantages to the use of insulated pressure vessels for light-duty vehicles.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 305617
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP--570-25315-Vol.2; CONF-980440--Vol.2; ON: DE98007508
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DESIGN
HYDROGEN STORAGE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRESSURE VESSELS
STRESS ANALYSIS
THERMAL INSULATION
VEHICLES