Evaluation of the performance and applications of a metal hydride hydrogen compressor

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5351188

Klausner, M; McMillan, J; Wickham, D

Low-grade energy from geothermal, solar or industrial process heat sources may be utilized to power a metal hydride compressor. A four-stage compressor, built by Ergenics Inc., containing rare-earth metal alloys, compressed 35 standard liters per minute (SLPM) of hydrogen from 0.35 MPa (45 psia) to 3.5 MPa (480 psia), using 680 kg/h (3 GPM) of 80/sup 0/C water. A computer model was written to simulate compressor performance. The application of the compressor in power cycles (Brayton gas cycles), and the economics of compressor operation were examined. This project was completed as part of BNL's Chemical/Hydrogen Energy Systems Program supported by the Division of Energy Storage Technology within the US Department of Energy.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Brookhaven, NY (USA). School of Chemical Engineering Practice-Brookhaven Station
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5351188
• Report Number(s): BNL-51895; MIT/BNL-84-2; ON: DE85017009
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADSORPTION HEAT
ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS
ALLOYS
BRAYTON CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
COMPRESSION
COMPRESSORS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DATA
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESORPTION
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENTHALPY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GAS COMPRESSORS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
ISOTHERMS
LANTHANUM ALLOYS
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM HYDRIDES
NICKEL ALLOYS
NICKEL BASE ALLOYS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL HYDRIDES
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POWER SYSTEMS
RARE EARTH ALLOYS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
REACTION HEAT
SIMULATION
SORPTION
TESTING
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
USES
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
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