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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 31, Issue 12, Pages 1721-1731Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.01.007
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hydrogen storage; metal hydrides; heat transfer; external; fins; LaNi5
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The rate at which hydrogen can be drawn from a metal hydride tank is strongly influenced by the rate at which heat can be transferred to the reaction zone. In this work, the impacts of external convection resistance on thermodynamic behaviour inside the metal hydride tank are examined. A one-dimensional resistive analysis and two-dimensional. transient model are used to determine the impact of external fins on the ability of a metal hydride tank to deliver hydrogen at a specified flow rate. For the particular metal hydride alloy (LaNi5) and tank geometry studied, it was found that the fins have a large impact on the pressure of the hydrogen gas within the tank when a periodic hydrogen demand is imposed. Model results suggest that the metal hydride alloy at the centre of the tank can be removed to reduce weight and cost, without detrimental effects to the performance of the system. (c) 2006 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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