Hydrogen tank first filling experiments at the JRC-IET GasTeF facility

Storage of gases under pressure, including hydrogen, is a well-known technology. However the use of hydrogen in vehicles at pressures much higher than those applicable in natural gas cars still requires safety and performance studies with respect to the verification and validation of the existing st...

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Published inInternational journal of hydrogen energy Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 6261 - 6267
Main Authors Ortiz Cebolla, R., Acosta, B., Moretto, P., Frischauf, N., Harskamp, F., Bonato, C., Baraldi, D.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 04.04.2014
Elsevier
Subjects
Alternative fuels. Production and utilization
Applied sciences
Automobiles
Automotive engineering
Compressed hydrogen storage
Cycles
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Hydrogen
Hydrogen refuelling
Hydrogen storage
Hydrogen tank
Natural gas
Regulations
Tanks
Hydrogen refuelling
Hydrogen tank
Compressed hydrogen storage
Hydrogen storage
Hydrogen
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Summary:Storage of gases under pressure, including hydrogen, is a well-known technology. However the use of hydrogen in vehicles at pressures much higher than those applicable in natural gas cars still requires safety and performance studies with respect to the verification and validation of the existing standards and regulations. The JRC-IET has developed a facility, GasTeF, for carrying out tests on full-scale high pressure vehicle's tanks for hydrogen or natural gas. A typical test performed in GasTeF is the hydrogen cycling, in which tanks are filled and slowly emptied using hydrogen pressurised up to 88 MPa, for at least 1000 times in line with the requirements of the EU regulation on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles. The temperature evolution of the gas inside and outside the tank is monitored using a thermocouples array system specifically designed for this purpose. This paper presents the first experimental results on the temperature distribution during hydrogen cycling tests. •Performing of fast filling tests with Helium and Hydrogen with different initial and final conditions.•Analysis of gas and tank temperature behaviour.•Description of a hydrogen gas testing facility.
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ISSN:0360-3199
1879-3487
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.038