Design, sorption behaviour and energy management in a sodium alanate-based lightweight hydrogen storage tank

作者：von Colbe Jose M Bellosta^*; Lozano Gustavo; Metz Oliver; Buecherl Thomas; Bormann Rudiger; Klassen Thomas; Dornheim Martin

来源：International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2015, 40(7): 2984-2988.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.013

• Sodium alanate
• Hydrogen storage
• Scale-up
• Tank design
• Heat management

A lightweight tank for hydrogen storage based on four kilograms of sodium alanate was designed, built and tested. An improvement in gravimetric capacity of 83% and 49% in volumetric capacity over a previous tank [1] was achieved. Heat evolution and temperature spikes during hydrogen absorption were studied. Due to the high specific heat of the complex hydride, the storage material itself acts as a heat sink, aiding in the heat management of the system. The first-ever radiography with fast neutrons on an operational complex-hydride based test tank was performed.

• 出版日期2015-2-23