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

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12947-12959

  Xiao, Jinsheng ^a,b   Hu, Min ^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; Cryo adsorption; Finite element; Hydrogen storage; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DENSITIES; CHARGE-DISCHARGE CYCLE; CRYO-ADSORPTION; DUBININ-ASTAKHOV; DYNAMIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GRAVIMETRIC DENSITY; HYDROGEN ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPACITIES; HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK; ISOSTERIC HEAT OF ADSORPTION; ISOTHERM OF ADSORPTION; LOW COSTS; MONITORING POINTS; MULTI-PHYSICS; RADIAL DIRECTION; REALISTIC ENVIRONMENTS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SIMULATED RESULTS; SIMULATION; VOLUMETRIC DENSITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN; LIQUID NITROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STEEL CONTAINERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

HYDROGEN STORAGE;

EID: 84865030084     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.072     Document Type: Article

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