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Comparative evaluation of sizing of metal hydride (MH) hydrogen storage tank filled with different alloys

 

ABSTRACT

This study presents a comparative analysis of sizing of metal hydride tank filled with different alloys. Alloys include solid solutions and intermetallic compounds of the generic families AB5, AB2, AB, A2B. The effects of the different alloys on the sizing of metal hydride hydrogen storage tanks are complicated and depend on many factors. In this paper, a thermoeconomic optimization analysis with a simple algebraic formula was presented for the estimation of optimum metal hydride tank surface area for heat transfer enhancement. The optimum area of the metal hydride tank filled with commercially available different alloys (LaN5, Ti0,98Zr0,02V0,43Fe0,09Cr0,05Mn1,5, TiFe, Mg2NiH4) was evaluated and compared by the developed method. The optimum net savings and the value of payback were determined for four alloys. It is found that mathematical model can be employed for the determination of optimum metal hydride tank design and increasing net savings according to alloy types. The optimum areas of the tanks filled with four alloys (LaN5, Ti0,98Zr0,02V0,43Fe0,09Cr0,05Mn1,5, TiFe, Mg2NiH4) were calculated as 0.136, 0.130, 0.133, and 0.173 m2, respectively. The optimum net savings for tanks filled with four alloys (LaN5, Ti0,98Zr0,02V0,43Fe0,09Cr0,05Mn1,5, TiFe, Mg2NiH4) are about 461.0, 409.3, 419.6, and 979.6 $ and the values of payback are about 1.98, 2.1, 2.17, and 1.37 years, respectively. Excessive area of the metal hydride tank would not be as economical as the optimum tank area. Thermal management of metal hydride tank must be designed for optimum points calculated at which maximum savings occur.

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