Experimental correlations and integration of gas boosters in a hydrogen refueling station |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center of Excellence for Power Systems Automation and Operation, School of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran;1. Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Sendai 980-8577, Japan;2. Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Central 5, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan;3. Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan;4. Kawazoe Frontier Technologies Corporation, Kuden-cho 931-113, Sakae-ku, Yokohama 247-0014, Japan;1. Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India;2. Chemical Engineering Department, BITS PILANI, Goa Campus, 403726, India;1. HySA Systems Competence Centre, South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC), University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7535, South Africa;2. TF DESIGN (Pty) Ltd., Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa;3. Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., Illovo, 2196, South Africa;4. University of Split, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines, Split, 21000, Croatia |
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| Abstract: | Air driven gas boosters are often deployed in small scale compression systems. Manufacturers specifications, reporting outlet flow for a fixed inlet pressure, do not reflect the batch operation from a limited source storage. Thus, the dynamic variation of critical process parameters such as efficiency, temperature and flow are not documented.Using a hydrogen refueling station demonstrator, the data from more than 20′000 compression cycles is compiled and analyzed. Experimentally derived correlations are determined for an air driven gas booster feeding a cascade storage. A specific analysis of the clearance volume and the working air pressure is introduced.An engineering tool was developed in MATLAB for performance forecasting. It allows the user to simulate the process trends with an accuracy of ±5%. In the context of a hydrogen refueling station, duration, temperature, compression cycles and air consumption data can be used for process management and maintenance planning. |
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| Keywords: | Gas booster Hydrogen refueling station Compression Experimental characterization |
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