Energy Management of a Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage Tank Using a Loop Heat Pipe

Abstract

The article analyzes the thermal management of a metal hydride storage tank for hydrogen in the mode of filling the storage tank with hydrogen when it is necessary to cool the metal hydride filling intensively. Cooling is carried out by boiling water at low pressure and therefore also at low temperatures of around 50 °C. In the article, a heat transfer model during boiling is developed and the limits of heat transfer during boiling at low temperatures are determined.

Keywords

• metal hydride
• hydrogen
• loop heat pipe
• energy management