Honeycomb-Type Microscale Arrays for High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage

Mingming Wang; Biao Xu; Zesen Ren; Hao Wu; Renjing Cao

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Honeycomb-Type Microscale Arrays for High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage

Mingming Wang, Biao Xu, Zesen Ren, Hao Wu, Renjing Cao

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 11, Issue 6)

Received: 3 November 2022 Accepted: 18 November 2022 Published: 29 November 2022

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Hydrogen is an important secondary renewable energy source, and its efficient use depends on the development of safe, economical, and portable hydrogen storage technology. Current hydrogen storage methods are divided into physical and chemical methods, and physical methods include three categories: low-temperature liquid storage, adsorption storage, and high-pressure gaseous storage. However, hydrogen can easily escape and undergo chemical reactions, being difficult to simultaneously meet requirements of safety, economy, and portability. A honeycomb-structured tube bundle made of glass fiber for high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage has been proposed to overcome shortcomings of existing methods both theoretically and experimentally. To further develop this technology, various structural adjustments and improvements are introduced. Microscale cylindrical tubes made from glass fibers produced using optical fiber technology are combined in an array (bundle), and the array surface is protected by a steel sleeve. The array is completely closed at one end, and high-pressure hydrogen (100 MPa) can be rushed into the other end for storage or transportation. Unlike the existing thin-walled tube bundle and external hexagonal honeycomb structure, thick-walled tube bundles are directly used to form a honeycomb structure, and different protective sleeve materials are tested. The influence of various parameters, such as number of tubes and wall thickness, on the hydrogen storage performance of the tube bundle is evaluated using the finite element method. Comparing numerical and experimental results show that the number of tubes in a bundle is negatively related to the storage performance, and increasing the tube wall thickness increases performance up to a certain value, after which further thickening reduces performance.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 11, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20221106.12
Page(s)	125-131
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High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage, Honeycomb-Type Arrays, Glass Fiber, Microscale Structure

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Mingming Wang; Biao Xu; Zesen Ren; Hao Wu; Renjing Cao. Honeycomb-Type Microscale Arrays for High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2022, 11(6), 125-131. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20221106.12

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Mingming Wang, Biao Xu, Zesen Ren, Hao Wu, Renjing Cao. Honeycomb-Type Microscale Arrays for High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2022;11(6):125-131. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20221106.12

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Mingming Wang

Shenzhen Radiant Architectural Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Biao Xu

Shenzhen Radiant Architectural Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Zesen Ren

Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Hao Wu

Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Renjing Cao

Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

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AU  - Biao Xu
AU  - Zesen Ren
AU  - Hao Wu
AU  - Renjing Cao
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