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High Purity Hydrogen Production by Metal Hydride System: A Parametric Study Based on the Lumped Parameter Model

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The simulation of hydrogen purification in a mixture gas of hydrogen/carbon dioxide (H2/CO2) by metal hydride system was reported. The lumped parameter model was developed and validated. The validated model was implemented on the software Matlab/Simulink to simulate the present investigation. The simulation results demonstrate that the purification efficiency depends on the external pressure and the venting time. An increase in the external pressure and enough venting time makes it possible to effectively remove the impurities from the tank during the venting process and allows to desorb pure hydrogen. The impurities are partially removed from the tank for low external pressure and venting time during the venting process and the desorbed hydrogen is contaminated. Other parameters such as the overall heat transfer coefficient, solid material mass, supply pressure, and the ambient temperature influence the purification system in terms of the hydrogen recovery rate. An increase in the overall heat transfer coefficient, solid material mass, and supply pressure improves the hydrogen recovery rate while a decrease in the ambient temperature enhances the recovery rate.

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Abbreviations

ΔH :

Reaction enthalpy, J/mol

ΓS :

Reaction entropy, J/mol/K

A :

Area of heat transfer, m2

C p :

Heat capacity, J/kg K

E :

Activation energy, J/mol

f :

Net mass flow rate, g/s

imp :

Impurity

m :

Mass, g

M:

Molecular weight, kg/mol

P eq :

Equilibrium pressure, Pa

r :

Reaction rate, gMH/gs/s

R :

Universal gas constant, J/mol K

sl :

Plateau slope coefficient

T f :

Ambient temperature, K

T ∞ :

inflow/outflow temperature, K

U :

Overall heat transfer coefficient, W/m2 K

V g :

Volume for gas phase in the reactor, m3

a :

Absorption

d :

Desorption

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

H2 :

Hydrogen gas

in:

Inlet

MH:

Metal hydride

out:

Outlet

s:

Solid

v:

Venting

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Koua Alain Jesus Koua

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Automotive Components, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Automotive Components Technology and Hubei Research Center for New Energy & Intelligent Connected Vehicle, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Tianqi Yang  (杨天麒) & Jinsheng Xiao

  3. Reliability Engineering Institute, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430063, China

    Liang Tong

  4. Hydrogen Research Institute, Université du Québec à, Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 5H7, Canada

    Jinsheng Xiao

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Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51476120), 111 Project (No.B17034), and the Innovative Research Team Development Program of Ministry of Education of China (No. IRT_17R83)

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Koua, K.A.J., Tong, L., Yang, T. et al. High Purity Hydrogen Production by Metal Hydride System: A Parametric Study Based on the Lumped Parameter Model. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 36, 127–135 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-021-2385-y

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