Hydrogen refueling process from the buffer and the cascade storage banks to HV cylinder

Abstract

The focus of this research is on refueling process from a buffer and a cascade storage bank. A thermodynamic analysis is developed to investigate the filling process of fuel transmission from a storage bank to hydrogen cylinder. Refueling Process from Buffer and Cascade Storage Banks is the subject of this research. Filling the hydrogen cylinder to the required final condition is influenced by the volume and pressure of storage bank. For both buffer and cascade storage banks, ambient temperature is also an important parameter that affects the initial condition, the final condition and the refueling process. Comparison of buffer and cascade storage banks showed that refueling time using buffer storage bank is 200 s less than the cascade storage bank. However, the energy required for gas storage is higher in buffer storage system. As shown by the study, reduction in the final temperature of the filling process can be achieved by controlling the ambient temperature, the initial pressure and the fuel charging rate.