Thermal model development and validation for rapid filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks
Abstract
This paper describes the development of thermal models for the filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks with experimental validation. Two models are presented; the first uses a one-dimensional, transient, network flow analysis code developed at Sandia National Labs, and the second uses the commercially available CFD analysis tool Fluent. These models were developed to help assess the safety of Type IV high pressure hydrogen tanks during the filling process. The primary concern for these tanks is due to the increased susceptibility to fatigue failure of the liner caused by the fill process. Thus, a thorough understanding of temperature changes of the hydrogen gas and the heat transfer to the tank walls is essential. The effects of initial pressure, filling time, and fill procedure were investigated to quantify the temperature change and verify the accuracy of the models. In this paper we show that the predictions of mass averaged gas temperature for the one and three-dimensional models compare well with the experiment and both can be used to make predictions for final mass delivery. Furthermore, due to buoyancy and other three-dimensional effects, however, the maximum wall temperature cannot be predicted using one-dimensional tools alone which means that a three-dimensional analysis ismore »
- Authors:
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- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1235303
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1423495
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2015-2535J
Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3199; 579856
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 40; Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3199
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; high pressure hydrogen storage; fast filling; real gas equation; one-dimensional and 3D models
Citation Formats
Johnson, Terry A., Bozinoski, Radoslav, Ye, Jianjun, Sartor, George, Zheng, Jinyang, and Yang, Jian. Thermal model development and validation for rapid filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.05.157.
Johnson, Terry A., Bozinoski, Radoslav, Ye, Jianjun, Sartor, George, Zheng, Jinyang, & Yang, Jian. Thermal model development and validation for rapid filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.05.157
Johnson, Terry A., Bozinoski, Radoslav, Ye, Jianjun, Sartor, George, Zheng, Jinyang, and Yang, Jian. Tue .
"Thermal model development and validation for rapid filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.05.157. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1235303.
@article{osti_1235303,
title = {Thermal model development and validation for rapid filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks},
author = {Johnson, Terry A. and Bozinoski, Radoslav and Ye, Jianjun and Sartor, George and Zheng, Jinyang and Yang, Jian},
abstractNote = {This paper describes the development of thermal models for the filling of high pressure hydrogen tanks with experimental validation. Two models are presented; the first uses a one-dimensional, transient, network flow analysis code developed at Sandia National Labs, and the second uses the commercially available CFD analysis tool Fluent. These models were developed to help assess the safety of Type IV high pressure hydrogen tanks during the filling process. The primary concern for these tanks is due to the increased susceptibility to fatigue failure of the liner caused by the fill process. Thus, a thorough understanding of temperature changes of the hydrogen gas and the heat transfer to the tank walls is essential. The effects of initial pressure, filling time, and fill procedure were investigated to quantify the temperature change and verify the accuracy of the models. In this paper we show that the predictions of mass averaged gas temperature for the one and three-dimensional models compare well with the experiment and both can be used to make predictions for final mass delivery. Furthermore, due to buoyancy and other three-dimensional effects, however, the maximum wall temperature cannot be predicted using one-dimensional tools alone which means that a three-dimensional analysis is required for a safety assessment of the system.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.05.157},
journal = {International Journal of Hydrogen Energy},
number = ,
volume = 40,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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