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Hervé Barthélémy
Hydrogen storage -Industrial Prospectives
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HYDROGEN SAFETY ICHS 2011HYDROGEN SAFETY ICHS 2011
September 12-14, 2011September 12-14, 2011San Francisco, California - USASan Francisco, California - USA
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Hydrogen at Air Liquide
HH2 2 ProductionProductionHH2 2 ProductionProduction Secondary Secondary DistributionDistributionSecondary Secondary DistributionDistribution
LargeLargeDistributionDistribution
LargeLargeDistributionDistribution MarketsMarkets MarketsMarkets
Safety/Standards/RegulationsSafety/Standards/Regulations
Air Liquide is present worldwide on all segments of the Hydrogen Energy supply chain
Space propulsion
PEM Fuel Cells
Refuelling stations
Innovative gas storage
& Packaging
Trucks, trailors
SMR, Electrolysispurification, liquefaction
> 200 plants
Hundred of thousands of 200 bar cylinders
> 1000 trucks
Cryogenic tank
> 1700 km
Pipelines
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I. COMPRESSED HYDROGEN STORAGE
CASE STUDIES AND APPLICATIONS: HYDROGEN STORAGE AND INDUSTRIAL PROSPECTIVE
II. CRYOGENIC VESSELS FOR THE STORAGE OF LIQUID HYDROGEN
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1. INTRODUCTION AND DIFFERENT TYPES
2. SOME HISTORY
3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
4. SUITABLE MATERIALS FOR PRESSURE VESSELS
I. COMPRESSED HYDROGEN STORAGE
5. NEW TRENDS DUE TO HYDROGEN ENERGY
6. CONCLUSION
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1. INTRODUCTION AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRESSURE VESSELS
Type I : pressure vessel made of metal
Type II : pressure vessel made of a thick metallic liner hoop wrapped with a fiber resin composite
Type III : pressure vessel made of a metallic liner fully-wrapped with a fiber-resin composite
Type IV : pressure vessel made of polymeric liner fully-wrapped with a fiber-resin composite
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4 pressure vessels types
1. INTRODUCTION AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRESSURE VESSELS
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Different types of pressure vessels
Type I cylinder Type II vesselType III or IV vessel
Toroid composite vessel
1. INTRODUCTION AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRESSURE VESSELS
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Gas transport - 1857
2. SOME HISTORY
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2. SOME HISTORY
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The experimentation of composite
vessels started in the 50s
Composite vessels were introduced
for space and military applications
2. SOME HISTORY
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Metallic vessels and composite vessels are very different :
• The metal is isotropic, the composite is anisotropic
• The failure modes are different
• The ageing is different
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Main strains considered for the metallic pressure vessels design (type I and metallic liner)
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Multi-layered element and vessel meshes example
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Type I :
• From plates
• From billets
• From tubes
3 different manufacturing processes
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Principle of metallic tank manufacturing processes (1 : from plates / 2 : from billets /
3 : from tubes
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
• From the polymer or the monomers by the rotomolding process
• From tubes : polymeric tubes (made by extrusion blow moding)
Polymers liners :
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3. DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
Winding machine and the 3 winding possibilities
CNRS-LMARC-Besançon-France
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4. SUITABLE MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN HIGH PRESSURE VESSELS
Risk of hydrogen embrittlement :
• Environment
• Material
• Design and surface conditions
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Steels acceptable for hydrogen pressure storage (ISO 11114-1)
Type of steel Note
Normalized and carbon steels
Stainless steels
Quenched and tempered steels
Embrittlement to be assessedif (C + Mn/6) high
Some of them can be sensitiveto embrittlement (ex. : 304)
More used (ex. : 34CrMo4) ; Embrittlement to be assessedif Rm > 950 Mpa.
4. SUITABLE STEELS
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Disk testing method – Rupture cell for embedded disk-specimen
1. Upper flange2. Bolt Hole3. High-strength steel ring4. Disk5. O-ring seal6. Lower flange7. Gas inlet
4. TEST METHODS
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Example of a disk rupture test curve
4. TEST METHODS
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1) The influence of the different parameters shallbe addressed.
2) To safely use materials in presence of hydrogen, an internal specification shall cover the following :
• The « scope », i.e. the hydrogen pressure, the temperature and the hydrogen purity
• The material, i.e. the mechanical properties, chemical composition and heat treatment
• The stress level of the equipment
• The surface defects and quality of finishing
• And the welding procedure, if any
4. H2 EMBRITTLEMENT - RECOMMENDATION
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Permeation rate through the polymeric liner : • Permeation is specific of type IV vessels. It
is the result of the H2 gas dissolution and diffusion in the polymer matrix
• H2 is a small molecule, and thus the permeation is enhanced. This leads to the development of special polymers
• Polyethylene and polyamide are the most used liners for type IV tanks
4. COMPOSITE CYLINDERS – SUITABLE MATERIALS
• One phenomena to avoid is the blistering of liner collaps
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No specific issue with aluminium
alloys (except if presence of
mercury or water)
4. COMPOSITE CYLINDERS – SUITABLE MATERIALS
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Range of fiber mechanical properties
Fiber category
Glass
Amarid
Carbon
~ 70 - 90
Tensile modulus(GPa)
Tensile strength(MPa)
Elongation (%)
~ 40 - 200
~ 230 - 600
~ 3300 - 4800
~ 3500
~ 3500 - 6500
~ 5
~ 1 - 9
~ 0,7 – 2,2
4. COMPOSITE CYLINDERS – SUITABLE MATERIALS
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4. MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR HYDROGEN HIGH PRESSURE VESSELS
Hydrogen requires special attention for the choice of :
For type IV, permeation measurement is required (e.g. specified rate < 1 cm3/l/h).
Material test generally requested to check “H2 embrittlement”
• the polymer (type IV tanks)
• the steel (types I, II and III tanks)
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Cm and Cv as a function of the pressure (types III and IV)
Cm : weight performance : mass of H2 stored divided by the mass of the vessel (% wt)
Cv : volume performance : mass of H2 stored divided by the external volume of the vessel (g/l)
5. NEW TRENDS DUE TO HYDROGEN ENERGY
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6. COMPRESSED GAS STORAGE - CONCLUSION
Main features for H2 pressure vessel types in 2006
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
Technology mature
Cost performance
Weight performance
++ Pressure limited to
300 bar ( density : –)
+ Pressure not limited
( density : +)
For P < 350 bar; (700 bar under development )
For P < 350 bar; (700 bar under development )
++
+
–
– +
+
–
0
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1. INTRODUCTION (COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY/GROWS STORAGE)
2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
3. REDUCING THE WALL THICKNESS OF THE VESSELS
II. CRYOGENIC VESSELS FOR THE STORAGE OF LIQUID HYDROGEN
4. TRANSPORT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN
5. MATERIAL ISSUES
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1. INTRODUCTION (COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY/GROWS STORAGE)
Cryogenic vessels have been commonly used for more than 40 years for the storage and transportation of industrial and medical gases. The advantage of storing gases in such form is obvious: in a volume of 1 litre of liquid, about 800 litres of gas can be stored. This represents a clear advantage compared to the transportation of such gases in compressed form, which is done today at pressures of 200-300 bar (less gas per volume unit) and require thick walls (and heavy vessels) to resist the high pressure.
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1. INTRODUCTION (COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY/GROWS STORAGE)
The disadvantage is, of course, that the gases need to be refrigerated down to very low temperatures to be in liquid form, especially for liquid hydrogen. The temperature gas/liquid equilibrium for different gases under a pressure of one atmosphere are given below. For gases being stored at such low temperatures, it is necessary to use high efficiency (vacuum) insulated vessels.
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1. INTRODUCTION (COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY/GROWS STORAGE)
Gases Kr O2 Ar Air N2 Ne H2 He
Boiling
temperature - 153 - 183 - 186 - 191 - 196 - 246 - 253 - 269
BOILING TEMPERATURES (°C) AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE OF DIFFERENT
GASES
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Cryogenic vessels used for gases requiring low temperature for liquefaction are normally vacuum insulated and composed of an inner pressure vessel and an external protective jacket . To reduce the thermal conductivity of the space between the inner vessel and the outer jacket, perlite (powder structure) or super insulation (wrapping with layers of aluminium film) are used.
2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
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2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
SCHEMATIC SHOWING THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF A CRYOGENIC VESSEL
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For gases such as carbon dioxide or nitrous dioxide, due to the relatively high liquefaction temperature, non-vacuum insulated vessels are used. The insulation of the vessels normally consists of a thick layer of polyurethane
2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
Some cryogenic vessels are used for the storage of gases at the production site, others at the end-user site.
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Some cryogenic vessels are used for the transportation of gases. The most common are cryogenic trailers used to refill the stationary vessels at end-user sites. Large containers are also trans ported by road, railroad or sea. All these types of vessels are called “large trans portable cryogenic vessels”
2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
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Some other small cryogenic vessels (less than 1 000 litres water capacity) are also filled and transported by companies involved in the supply of industrial or medical gases to the end users
A large number of cryogenic vessels are being used around the world
2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
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2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
CRYOGENIC TRAILER
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2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRYOGENIC VESSELS
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VESSELS BEING USE IN THE WORLD
Type of vessels
UnitsVacuum insulated Non vacuum insulated
Static vessels 2 000 40 000 50 000 200 20 000 20 000
Small transportable vessels
(no more than 1000 L)
3 000 100 000 250 000 - - -
Large transportable vessels
200 5 000 5 000 40 1 000 1 000
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3. REDUCING THE WALL THICKNESS OF
THE VESSELS
Modern methods “cold stretching” or “use of cold properties” are still not fully accepted in North America and Japan. These modern methods of designing and manufacturing stationary cryogenic vessels considerably reduce the wall thickness of the vessels. This method of reducing the price of cryogenic vessels by limiting the quantity of expensive materials used (such as stainless steel) is now widely used in Europe
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3. REDUCING THE WALL THICKNESS OF
THE VESSELS The principle and detail information on the
cold stretching method is given in paper “An overview of RCS for hydrogen pressure vessels”
All efforts were made to produce efficient ISO standards for stationary cryogenic vessels in an expedient manner. ISO 21009-2, Cryogenic vessels – Static vacuum insulated vessels – Part 2: Operational requirements, is already available, while ISO 2 1009-1, Cryogenic vessels – Static vacuum-insulated vessels completed and waiting to be issued in the coming months
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4. TRANSPORT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN
In order to reduce the volume required to store a useful amount of hydrogen - particularly for vehicles - liquefaction may be employed. Since hydrogen does not liquefy until it reaches - 253° C (20 degrees above absolute zero), the process is both time consuming and energy intensive demanding. Up to 40 % of the energy content in the hydrogen can be lost (in comparison with 10 % energy loss with compressed hydrogen).
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The advantage of liquid hydrogen is its high energy/mass ratio, three times that of gasoline. It is the most energy dense fuel in use (excluding nuclear reactions fuels), which is why it is employed in all space programmes. However, energy/volume ratio remains low (X time less than gasoline). Liquid hydrogen it is difficult to store over a long period (product loss by vaporisation), and the insulated tank required may be large and bulky.
4. TRANSPORT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN
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At room temperature,
INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE - PRINCIPLE
5. MATERIAL ISSUES – HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
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HE effect is normally attained at ambient temperatures and can often be neglected for temperatures above + 100°C. In the case of unstable austenitic stainless steels commonly used for cryogenic vessels, the maximum HE effect is attained at - 100°C, but can be neglected for temperatures below - 150°C
5. MATERIAL ISSUES – HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
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INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE FOR SOME STAINLESS STEELS
5. MATERIAL ISSUES – HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT
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5. MATERIAL ISSUES – COMPATIBILITY OF METALS AND ALLOYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURE Main materials employed:
POSSIBILITY OF USING STEEL FOR THE DIFFERENT CRYOGENIC GASES
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5. MATERIAL ISSUES – COMPATIBILITY OF METALS AND ALLOYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURE
The use of metal at low temperatures entails special problems which must be resolved. Consideration must be given, in particular, to changes in mechanical characteristics, expansion and contractions phenomena and the thermal conduction of the various materials. However, the most important matter to be considered is certainly that of brittleness, which can affect certain metallic items of equipment when they are used at cryogenic temperature
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5. MATERIAL ISSUES – COMPATIBILITY OF METALS AND ALLOYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURE
In what follows, we shall only deal ferritic steels, stainless steels and aluminium alloys, which are the main materials used at low temperatures
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5. MATERIAL ISSUES – COMPATIBILITY OF METALS AND ALLOYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURE
CHARPY TEST
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5. MATERIAL ISSUES – COMPATIBILITY OF METALS AND ALLOYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURE
CHARPY TEST AT LIQUID HELIUM TEMPERATURE – TEMPERATURE VERSUS TIME