Performance investigation of the hydrogen-based energy storage system employing high-pressure metal hydride pair

ABSTRACT

The performance of hydrogen-based energy storage (HBES) systems is anticipated using a finite volume technique and thermal analysis with TiCrMn-MmNi_4.15Fe_0.85 as a linked metal hydride (MH) pair, obtained through screening. To understand the behavior of the materials during reactions, a set of governing equations is solved using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. The pressure concentration isotherms (PCIs) are predicted through numerical code and are used for numerical analysis. The performance of the HBES system is evaluated at the operating temperatures of 423 K, 403 K, 373 K, and 298 K as output, storage, regeneration, and ambient temperatures, respectively. The current HBES system has energy storage (ES) density of 136.74 kJ/kg and a coefficient of performance of 0.47. The total operation duration is obtained as 36 min, and it consists of two hydrogen exchange and two heat transfer processes.

KEYWORDS:

• Hydrogen storage
• metal hydrides
• hydrogen-based energy storage
• heat transfer
• computational fluid dynamics
• pressure concentration isotherm

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Manoj S. Choudhari

Mr. Manoj Shyamrao Choudhari is a full-time research scholar at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore under the guidance of Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma in the Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering. His area of research is renewable energy. He completed his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2010 from RTMNU Nagpur, M-Tech in Thermal Engineering from RGPV Bhopal in 2015. He published 3 SCI papers, 4 Scopus papers and one book chapter till date.

Prem Kumar Chaurasiya

Dr. Prem Kumar Chaurasiya is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, with additional charge of NAAC & NIRF Coordinator at Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India. His nature of experience is Teaching and Research (Science, Technology, Society, and Sustainable Development). His areas of specializations are; Energy Technology, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Applications, Energy Economics, Heat Transfer, and Environmental Issues. He has completed four research funded projects in these areas. He has more than 5 years of experience in the field of energy technology. He has published papers in International peer-reviewed journals like Renewable Energy, Fuel, Energy Conversion and Management. His paper is being cited in all the reputed relevant journals. He is an author of 2 books. He has been granted 4 Patent. Dr. Prem has also served as a Managing Guest Editor for Materials Today Proceeding (Elsevier) and Leading Guest Editor for Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (Springer). Currently he is handling the Guest Editorship of Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) and Energies (MDPI). He is also an active reviewer for various international journal of repute. He has also organized International Conference entitled “Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering- TIME 2021”.

Mukesh Thakur

Dr. Mukesh Thakur is presently serving as a principal at NMDC DAV Polytechnic Dantewada. He has 20 years of teaching experience. His research area is Air pollution and control, Environmental engineering and Nanotechnology. Under his guidance, one PhD scholar has been awarded the degree and three are pursuing. He has been a recipient of many prestigious awards including Start up Hero of the state and Innovation in research. He has to his credit 3 patents out of which one is Australian and the other two are Indian. He has published research papers in various SCI, Scopus and refereed International journals and conferences. He has published many books and book chapters. He has also been the coordinator of the Teachers Training Program 2021 jointly organised by Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai and AICTE, New Delhi. He has been a reviewer of M. Tech and Ph.D. thesis. Under his leadership, NMDC DAV Polytechnic has been awarded several times for excellence in performance and contribution to society.

Manikant Paswan

Dr.Manikant Paswan is working as a Professor and Ex-Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His area of research are Renewable Energy, Manufacturing Process, Power Plant Engineering. Recently he has completed MHRD project on Timber Seasoning by Solar Energy. He completed his B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Patna in 1988, M-Tech from NIT Jamshedpur in year 1995 and PhD from NIT Jamshedpur in year 2002. He has published 35 SCI and Scopus papers and 19 conferences articles till now. He guided several PhD scholar and MTech scholars.

Vinod Kumar Sharma

Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. His areas of research are Solid-State Hydrogen Storage and Applications, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, and Computational Fluid Dynamics. He has completed his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore and MTech from Visvesaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. He has more than 7 years of experience in the field of energy technology. He has completed several sponsored and consultancy projects. He has published several research articles (40+) in international peer-reviewed journals. In addition, he has published several conference proceedings (20+), book chapters (04) and patents (02).