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- Title
A Thermodynamic Model for Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Tanks.
- Authors
Choi, Dongkuk; Lee, Sooyong; Kim, Sangwoo
- Abstract
Hydrogen is used as a fuel in various fields, such as aviation, space, and automobiles, due to its high specific energy. Hydrogen can be stored as a compressed gas at high pressure and as a liquid at cryogenic temperatures. In order to keep liquid hydrogen at a cryogenic temperature, the tanks for storing liquid hydrogen are required to have insulation to prevent heat leakage. When liquid hydrogen is vaporized by heat inflow, a large pressure is generated inside the tank. Therefore, a technology capable of predicting the tank pressure is required for cryogenic liquid hydrogen tanks. In this study, a thermodynamic model was developed to predict the maximum internal pressure and pressure behavior of cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel tanks. The developed model considers the heat inflow of the tank due to heat transfer, the phase change from liquid to gas hydrogen, and the fuel consumption rate. To verify the accuracy of the proposed model, it was compared with the analyses and experimental results in the referenced literature, and the model presented good results. A cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel tank was simulated using the proposed model, and it was confirmed that the storage time, along with conditions such as the fuel filling ratio of liquid hydrogen and the fuel consumption rate, should be considered when designing the fuel tanks. Finally, it was confirmed that the proposed thermodynamic model can be used to sufficiently predict the internal pressure and the pressure behavior of cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel tanks.
- Subjects
LIQUID hydrogen; CRYOGENIC liquids; LIQUID fuels; HYDROGEN as fuel; ENERGY consumption; FUEL tanks
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 9, p3786
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app14093786