CFD simulation for charge-discharge cycle of cryo-adsorptive hydrogen storage on activated carbon

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12893-12904

  Xiao, Jinsheng ^a,b   Tong, Liang ^a   Cossement, Daniel ^b   Bénard, Pierre ^b   Chahine, Richard ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Computational fluid dynamics; Cryo adsorption; Heat transfer; Hydrogen storage; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; ADSORBED PHASIS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CHARGE-DISCHARGE CYCLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; CRYO-ADSORPTION; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; ENERGY CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HYDROGEN STORAGE RESEARCH; HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEM; HYDROGEN STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; LINEAR DRIVING FORCE; MASS BALANCE; MODEL-BASED OPC; SIMULATION; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; LIQUID NITROGEN;

HYDROGEN STORAGE;

EID: 84865006772     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.079     Document Type: Article

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