State of the Art in Development of Heat Exchanger Geometry Optimization and Different Storage Bed Designs of a Metal Hydride Reactor

Kudiiarov, Viktor; Elman, Roman; Pushilina, Natalia; Kurdyumov, Nikita

doi:10.3390/ma16134891

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State of the Art in Development of Heat Exchanger Geometry Optimization and Different Storage Bed Designs of a Metal Hydride Reactor

Division for Experimental Physics, School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia

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Materials 2023, 16(13), 4891; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134891

Submission received: 3 May 2023 / Revised: 25 June 2023 / Accepted: 3 July 2023 / Published: 7 July 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Second Volume))

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The efficient operation of a metal hydride reactor depends on the hydrogen sorption and desorption reaction rate. In this regard, special attention is paid to heat management solutions when designing metal hydride hydrogen storage systems. One of the effective solutions for improving the heat and mass transfer effect in metal hydride beds is the use of heat exchangers. The design of modern cylindrical-shaped reactors makes it possible to optimize the number of heat exchange elements, design of fins and cooling tubes, filter arrangement and geometrical distribution of metal hydride bed elements. Thus, the development of a metal hydride reactor design with optimal weight and size characteristics, taking into account the efficiency of heat transfer and metal hydride bed design, is the relevant task. This paper discusses the influence of different configurations of heat exchangers and metal hydride bed for modern solid-state hydrogen storage systems. The main advantages and disadvantages of various configurations are considered in terms of heat transfer as well as weight and size characteristics. A comparative analysis of the heat exchangers, fins and other solutions efficiency has been performed, which makes it possible to summarize and facilitate the choice of the reactor configuration in the future.

Keywords: hydrogen energy; metal hydride; metal hydride reactor; heat exchanger; heat transfer; thermal management

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Kudiiarov, V.; Elman, R.; Pushilina, N.; Kurdyumov, N. State of the Art in Development of Heat Exchanger Geometry Optimization and Different Storage Bed Designs of a Metal Hydride Reactor. Materials 2023, 16, 4891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134891

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Kudiiarov V, Elman R, Pushilina N, Kurdyumov N. State of the Art in Development of Heat Exchanger Geometry Optimization and Different Storage Bed Designs of a Metal Hydride Reactor. Materials. 2023; 16(13):4891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134891

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Kudiiarov, Viktor, Roman Elman, Natalia Pushilina, and Nikita Kurdyumov. 2023. "State of the Art in Development of Heat Exchanger Geometry Optimization and Different Storage Bed Designs of a Metal Hydride Reactor" Materials 16, no. 13: 4891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134891

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Kudiiarov, V., Elman, R., Pushilina, N., & Kurdyumov, N. (2023). State of the Art in Development of Heat Exchanger Geometry Optimization and Different Storage Bed Designs of a Metal Hydride Reactor. Materials, 16(13), 4891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134891

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