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Title: Analysis and optimization of thermal stratification and self-pressurization effects in liquid hydrogen storage systems -- Part 2: Model results and conclusions

Journal Article · · Journal of Energy Resources Technology; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2905998· OSTI ID:5464019
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States). Clean Energy Research Inst.
  2. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  3. Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, MO (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Three models capable of predicting the phenomena of thermal stratification and self-pressurization in liquid hydrogen storage systems were presented in Part 1 of this paper. In order to be able to evaluate the performance of the different pressure rise models, the results are compared with experimental data obtained from different tests. The set of experimental data obtained from the Plum Brook B-2 test, in the NASA-Lewis Research Center, represents a very accurately instrumented and closely controlled experimental work performed on the liquid hydrogen storage tank. Another set of data is taken from the experimental study conducted again in the NASA-Lewis Research Center to obtain a correlating parameter which relates the rate of pressure rise to the volume of spherical liquid hydrogen tank. In this paper model results are presented and discussed and general conclusions are reached.

OSTI ID:
5464019
Journal Information:
Journal of Energy Resources Technology; (United States), Vol. 115:3; ISSN 0195-0738
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English