Significant heat transfer issues associated with four alternative hydrogen storage methods are identified and discussed, with particular emphasis on technologies for vehicle applications. For compressed hydrogen storage, efficient heat transfer during compression and intercooling decreases compression work. In addition, enhanced heat transfer inside the tank during the fueling process can minimize additional compression work. For liquid hydrogen storage, improved thermal insulation of cryogenic tanks can significantly reduce energy loss caused by liquid boil-off. For storage systems using metal hydrides, enhanced heat transfer is essential because of the low effective thermal conductivity of particle beds. Enhanced heat transfer is also necessary to ensure that both hydriding and dehydriding processes achieve completion and to prevent hydride bed meltdown. For hydrogen storage in the form of chemical hydrides, innovative vehicle cooling design will be needed to enable their acceptance.
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Journal of Heat Transfer
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A Review of Heat Transfer Issues in Hydrogen Storage Technologies
Jinsong Zhang,
Jinsong Zhang
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088
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Timothy S. Fisher,
Timothy S. Fisher
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088
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P. Veeraraghavan Ramachandran,
P. Veeraraghavan Ramachandran
Energy Center at Discovery Park and Department of Chemistry,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
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Jay P. Gore,
Jay P. Gore
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
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Issam Mudawar
Issam Mudawar
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
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Jinsong Zhang
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088
Timothy S. Fisher
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088
P. Veeraraghavan Ramachandran
Energy Center at Discovery Park and Department of Chemistry,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
Jay P. Gore
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
Issam Mudawar
Energy Center at Discovery Park and School of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084J. Heat Transfer. Dec 2005, 127(12): 1391-1399 (9 pages)
Published Online: August 25, 2005
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September 30, 2004
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August 25, 2005
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Zhang, J., Fisher, T. S., Ramachandran, P. V., Gore, J. P., and Mudawar, I. (August 25, 2005). "A Review of Heat Transfer Issues in Hydrogen Storage Technologies." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. December 2005; 127(12): 1391–1399. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2098875
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