CFD model for charge and discharge cycle of adsorptive hydrogen storage on activated carbon

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1450-1459

  Xiao, Jinsheng ^a,b   Peng, Rong ^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; Adsorption; Charge; Computational fluid dynamics; Discharge; Hydrogen storage

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED HYDROGEN; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROCESS; CFD MODELS; CHARGE; CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; DISCHARGING PROCESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HIGH SURFACE AREA ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEM; ISOSTERIC HEAT OF ADSORPTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS FLOW RATE; MICROPOROUS ADSORBENTS; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; PEAK TEMPERATURES; PIECE-WISE; PURIFICATION PROCESS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE CAPACITY; STORAGE MEDIA; STORAGE UNITS; SUPERCRITICAL REGIME; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WATER COOLING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIGITAL STORAGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; SPECIFIC HEAT; STEEL TANKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84872342614     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.119     Document Type: Article

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