Thermoplastic multi-cell pressure vessels for hydrogen storage – design, manufacturing and testing

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Abstract

As hydrogen is a potentially emission free energy source it is a suitable option for clean mobility applications. But as the most mobility applications like cars, trucks and busses are currently still running on combustion engines and as the energy density of conventional fuels is much greater than of pressurized stored hydrogen, new designs and manufacturing methods are necessary to achieve the market requirements in terms of range. Within this paper a multi-cell high-pressure hydrogen storage system based on braided thermoplastic tapes is presented as well as its manufacturing process. Furthermore, a test device for high pressure burst test of pipe section was developed which allows burst test at early development stages. Burst test were taken out on braided thermoplastic pipe sections and the results are shown and discussed. These experimental tests are accompanied by numerical analyses, which are also shown.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials
EditorsAnastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Véronique Michaud
PublisherEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Pages289-297
Number of pages9
Volume5
ISBN (electronic)978-2-9701614-0-0
Publication statusPublished - 12 Dec 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title20th European Conference on Composite Materials
SubtitleComposites Meet Sustainability
Abbreviated titleECCM 20
Conference number20
Duration26 - 30 June 2022
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationSwissTech Convention Center
CityLausanne
CountrySwitzerland

External IDs

Scopus 85149323683
ORCID /0000-0003-1370-064X/work/142243793

Keywords

Keywords

  • hydrogen, pressure vessels, thermoplastic, tape-braided, burst test