US20080289591A1 - Vehicle for Filing a Hydrogen Storage Vessel at Enhanced Flow Rates - Google Patents
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- a typical compressed hydrogen installation at a customer facility can be made of two cylinder bundles with 100 to 250 Nm 3 of hydrogen depending on local industrial practice.
- One cylinder bundle will typically occupy a surface of 1 meter ⁇ 1 meter, and the installation comprising the two bundles and space necessary to load them to, and unload them from, a truck will have a typical footprint of 1 meter ⁇ 4 meters, excluding security fencing and surface free from any structure according to applicable regulations.
- FeTiH 2 can contain approximately 1000 NM 3 of hydrogen per cubic meter of material. Even with the cooling path and heat exchange material inserted, the volumetric density of stored hydrogen can be much higher. 200 liters of hydrogen-absorbing material is sufficient to store 200 Nm 3 of hydrogen. The heat of absorption of hydrogen in FeTi is approximately 30 kJ/mol H 2 or 0.37 kWh/Nm 3 H 2 .
- a vehicle for filling a gas storage tank that includes: a chassis; a hydrocarbon fuel tank; an internal combustion engine borne by the chassis and being adapted and configured to combust hydrocarbon fuel from the hydrocarbon fuel tank to produce power for propelling the vehicle; a radiator including a pump, a coolant conduit, and a fan, the radiator pump adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from the radiator coolant conduit, the radiator fan being adapted and configured to blow air at the radiator coolant conduit to remove heat from radiator fluid flowing therethrough; a compressed gas tank borne by the chassis and having an outlet valve; and a cooling system borne by the chassis, the cooling system comprising a pump, a cooling conduit, and a fan, the cooling system pump being adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from the cooling system cooling conduit, the cooling system fan being adapted and configured to blow air at the cooling system cooling conduit to remove heat from coolant flowing therethrough.
- a second embodiment of a vehicle for filling a gas storage tank that includes: a chassis; a hydrocarbon fuel tank; an internal combustion engine borne by the chassis and being adapted and configured to combust hydrocarbon fuel from the hydrocarbon fuel tank to produce power for propelling the vehicle; a compressed gas tank borne by the chassis and having an outlet valve; a cooling system borne by the chassis, said cooling system comprising a pump, a cooling conduit having first and second ends, and a fan, said pump being adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from the cooling conduit, said fan being adapted and configured to blow air at the cooling conduit; first and second valves; a first radiator hose extending from and in fluid communication with an interior of the engine and extending to and in selective fluid communication with the first valve; a second radiator hose extending from and in fluid communication with an interior of the engine and extending to and in selective fluid communication with the second valve; a coolant outlet conduit extending from and in selective fluid communication with the first valve and terminating at an end that is adapted and
- chassis is not intended to be limited to only unitary structures.
- the chassis may also be a multi-part chassis such as those used by reticulated trailers.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic of one embodiment of the disclosed vehicle during a filling operation including heat transfer between the storage tank and an auxiliary radiator.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic of another embodiment of the vehicle during a filling operation including heat transfer between the storage tank and a radiator of the vehicle.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic of a portion of the embodiment of FIG. 2 .
- adsorption is a process that occurs when a gas accumulates on the surface or in pores of a solid, forming a molecular or atomic film (the adsorbate).
- absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules, or ions enter some bulk phase of gas, liquid or solid material.
- Absorption is a different process from adsorption, since the molecules are taken up by the volume, not by surface. Either of these two processes will release heat of enthalpy because the atoms, molecules, or ions reach a lower energy state when absorbed or adsorbed. Conversely, energy must be supplied to the sorptive material in order to desorb the atoms, molecules, or ions.
- One solution is to remove heat from the vessel being filled. This is typically achieved by flowing coolant fluid through a heat exchange conduit within the sorptive material and some sort of cooling device permanently associated with the vessel. However, this necessitates that a cooling device be provided with each storage vessel thereby increasing the capital cost. Additionally, the footprint of the vessel would also be increased, thereby requiring additional costs for civil engineering, concrete pad construction and fencing, depending on local requirements.
- a vehicle for transporting compressed gas and filling a gas storage vessel with the compressed gas wherein the vehicle includes a cooling system.
- a cooling system on the vehicle can be used for frequent filling operations at several customer locations on a delivery route.
- the storage vessel may use any combination of adsorbent material and gas that exhibits reversible adsorption.
- adsorbent material include activated carbon, zeolite materials, activated alumina, aluminosilicates, silica gel, and porous glass.
- Non-limiting examples of gases used with an adsorbent include hydride and halide gases, such as silane, diborane, propane, methane, natural gas, germane, ammonia, stibine, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen selenide, hydrogen telluride, and corresponding and other halide (chlorine, bromine, iodine, and fluorine) gaseous compounds such as NF 3 , and organometallic Group V compounds such as (CH 3 ) 3 Sb.
- gases used with an adsorbent include hydride and halide gases, such as silane, diborane, propane, methane, natural gas, germane, ammonia, stibine, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen selenide, hydrogen telluride, and corresponding and other halide (chlorine, bromine, iodine, and fluorine) gaseous compounds such as NF 3 , and organometallic Group V compounds such as (CH 3 ) 3 Sb.
- the current method and system may be performed with any combination of absorbent material and gas that exhibits reversible absorption.
- absorbent material and gas that exhibits reversible absorption.
- gas and absorbent material is that of hydrogen and a metal hydride.
- Non-limiting examples of metal hydrides include Mg 2 NiH 4 , NaAlH 4 , LaNi 5 H 6 , MgH 2 , FeTiH 2 , Na 3 AlH 6 , CaNi 5 H 6 , and LaNi 4 H 6 , and other advanced metal hydrides believed to reversibly absorb hydrogen such as Li 3 AlH 6 , LiMg(AlH 4 ) 3 , LiNH 2 —MgH 2 , and K 2 LiAlH 6 .
- the storage vessel may itself be part of a more complex energy system at a customer location where it is connected to a stationary hydrogen consumption device not borne by the vehicle.
- a regenerative energy system comprising photovoltaic(s) panel(s) and/or wind mill(s) for supplying electricity, an electrolyzer, and a fuel cell. Hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer is stored in the storage vessel.
- the fuel cell consumes hydrogen and air (or oxygen) to produce a supplemental or alternative supply of electricity.
- a vehicle ( 1 ) has an onboard compressed gas container ( 3 ) and an onboard cooling system 17 .
- gas from compressed gas container 3 flows through compressed gas container outlet conduit 4 , compressed gas outlet valve 9 a and into compressed gas outlet conduit 9 b .
- fitting 9 c (as well as fittings 5 c , 7 c ) comprises the combination of devices permanently attached to the end of conduit 5 b and inlet valve 5 e that are adapted to provide a gas-tight seal between conduit 5 b and valve 5 e .
- heat is generated.
- a cooling system 17 is employed with the gas storage vessel 13 .
- a coolant fluid is chilled at cooling system 17 while traversing cooling system heat exchange conduit 15 .
- Chilled coolant is pumped out of the cooling system 17 via cooling system outlet valve 5 a and into cooling system outlet conduit 5 b .
- a chilled coolant fitting 5 c connects cooling system outlet conduit 5 b and gas storage vessel coolant inlet valve 5 d .
- the chilled coolant flows past gas storage vessel coolant inlet valve 5 e and into gas storage vessel heat exchange conduit 11 .
- cooling system 17 As best shown in FIG. 1 , heat generated by filling gas storage vessel 13 with the gas is removed by coolant fluid traversing conduit 11 .
- the warmed coolant fluid returns to cooling system 17 via gas storage vessel coolant outlet valve 7 d , warm coolant fluid fitting 7 c , cooling system inlet conduit 7 b , and cooling system inlet valve 7 a .
- the cooling system also includes a pump, which one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a pump may be located anywhere along the coolant fluid path, and an expansion tank serving as a reservoir for coolant fluid and buffer for moderating pressure fluctuations in the coolant fluid path.
- coolant fluid from the internal combustion engine 19 is separately cooled by radiator 21 .
- the vehicle 1 need not have an onboard cooling system 17 .
- the coolant fluid may be chilled with vehicle radiator 21 .
- chilled coolant fluid is pumped from radiator 21 through chilled coolant outlet conduit 6 and warmed coolant fluid returns to radiator 21 via warm coolant inlet conduit 8 .
- second radiator valve 25 is actuated to prevent flow of coolant from second radiator hose 32 to radiator 21 while allowing coolant flow from warm coolant inlet conduit 8 to radiator 21 .
- first radiator valve 31 is actuated to prevent flow of coolant from radiator 21 to first radiator hose 33 while allowing coolant flow from radiator 21 to chilled coolant inlet conduit 6 .
- warm coolant from the gas storage vessel 13 flows through warm coolant inlet conduit 8 and into radiator heat exchange conduit 27 where it is cooled with the fan. Chilled coolant then flows to the vessel 13 via coolant inlet conduit 6 .
- radiator valve 25 Conversely, in between fills the engine may be cooled by actuating second radiator valve 25 to allow flow of coolant from second radiator hose 32 to radiator 21 and prevent flow of coolant from warm coolant inlet conduit 8 to radiator 21 .
- first radiator valve 31 is actuated to allow flow of coolant from radiator 21 to first radiator hose 33 while preventing coolant flow from radiator 21 to chilled coolant inlet conduit 6 .
- first and second valves 25 , 31 in these latter orientations, coolant from engine 19 may be cooled at radiator 21 .
- conduits, valves, and fittings on the vehicle associated with the coolant path of the gas storage vessel need not be specifically disposed in the locations illustrated by the Figures. Rather, they may be located anywhere on the vehicle 1 so long as they suitably perform their functions.
- a temperature control system is advantageously used to activate the coolant fluid pump and coolant fluid flow in order to provide the proper cooling rate while filling the storage tank.
- the heat exchange surface area and cross-sectional dimension of the cooling conduit of the cooling system may be sized to accommodate the cooling capacity required for filling a gas storage vessel at a certain mass flow rate. It is well within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize existing heat exchange models in engineering texts in designing the cooling system. In the case of the heat exchange conduit of the gas storage vessel, it is also well within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize existing teachings on heat exchangers for use with gas adsorbent or absorbent systems.
- the required cooling capacity of the gas storage vessel may be empirically determined and the cooling system selected according to the determined capacity.
- empirical testing may be designed according to an estimated required cooling capacity.
- the estimated required cooling capacity may be roughly calculated by multiplying the molar heat of enthalpy of the sorption reaction between the gas and the sorbent material (which is well known in the art) by the mass flow rate (in moles per unit time) of the gas.
- an off-the-shelf refrigeration system or radiator with rated cooling capacity may be selected. The suitability of such a selected cooling system may be easily and empirically determined by filling the gas storage vessel while monitoring its temperature.
- the cooling system (or radiator in the embodiment of FIGS. 2-3 ) has a cooling power of about 2-500 kW, and more preferably about 50-150 kW.
- the vehicle 1 is propelled by combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel in fuel tank 20 by internal combustion internal combustion engine 19 .
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A compressed gas delivery vehicle includes a cooling system designed to cool the interior of a gas storage vessel containing adsorbent or absorbent material during filling of the vessel.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/870,655, filed Dec. 19, 2006.
- Current methods and equipment for delivering hydrogen gas to customers include pipelines, compressed gas trucks (tube trailers), liquid hydrogen tanks, as well as compressed gas cylinders, alone or packed in cylinder bundles. In the case of pipelines, hydrogen is transferred from production plants to industrial plants that consume large amounts of hydrogen. These types of pipelines are limited to large industrial basins is where this delivery method is economical. In the case of tube trailers, compressed gas can be discharged into a compressed gas stationary storage system, such as a compressed gas tank or a bank of cylinder bundles. In the case of delivery using cylinders, cylinders or cylinder bundles are simply unloaded from a vehicle onto the customer storage area. In the case of liquid hydrogen, the liquid is usually transferred to a stationary liquid tank at the customer facility.
- A typical compressed hydrogen installation at a customer facility can be made of two cylinder bundles with 100 to 250 Nm3 of hydrogen depending on local industrial practice. One cylinder bundle will typically occupy a surface of 1 meter×1 meter, and the installation comprising the two bundles and space necessary to load them to, and unload them from, a truck will have a typical footprint of 1 meter×4 meters, excluding security fencing and surface free from any structure according to applicable regulations.
- Storage of hydrogen in metal hydride (or other hydrogen-absorbing materials) tanks offers a much higher volumetric density than compressed gas. This type of storage has been demonstrated in several research and development efforts, one application of which includes supplying hydrogen to fuel cells in military submarines. However, it is not practical to store hydrogen in metal hydride tanks onboard trucks for delivery because of the low gravimetric storage density of known hydrogen-absorbing materials. One of the requirements of these types of storage tanks is that they include a cooling/heating subsystem for cooling the hydrogen-absorbing material upon filling and heating it upon discharge, because the heat of hydrogen absorption must be removed during filling and the heat of desorption must be provided during discharge.
- As an example of the storage capacity afforded by metal hydrides, FeTiH2 can contain approximately 1000 NM3 of hydrogen per cubic meter of material. Even with the cooling path and heat exchange material inserted, the volumetric density of stored hydrogen can be much higher. 200 liters of hydrogen-absorbing material is sufficient to store 200 Nm3 of hydrogen. The heat of absorption of hydrogen in FeTi is approximately 30 kJ/mol H2 or 0.37 kWh/Nm3H2.
- In a scenario where hydrogen in a stationary storage device using a hydrogen-absorbing material is consumed slowly between refills but where filling must be done quickly for economical reasons, cooling rate becomes the limiting factor. There are several examples of metal hydride storage technologies with means of heat transfer, including those found in: U.S. Pat. No. 3,943,719 (hydride-dehydride power system); U.S. Pat. No. 4,016,836 (hydride tank on-board a motor vehicle with heat transfer between the vehicle's radiator and the hydride tank); U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,717 (process for filling a metal hydride tank on-board a vehicle with heat transfer between the vehicie's tank and the filling station's stationary metal hydride tank; U.S. Pat. No. 6,918,430 (on-board metal hydride storage in vehicles with heat transfer system); U.S. Pat. No. 6,860,923 (on-board metal hydride storage in vehicles with heat transfer system); US 2005-0139493 (on-board metal hydride storage in vehicles with heat transfer system); and US 2004-0042957 (thermal hydrogen compressor using metal hydrides).
- There is disclosed a first embodiment of a vehicle for filling a gas storage tank that includes: a chassis; a hydrocarbon fuel tank; an internal combustion engine borne by the chassis and being adapted and configured to combust hydrocarbon fuel from the hydrocarbon fuel tank to produce power for propelling the vehicle; a radiator including a pump, a coolant conduit, and a fan, the radiator pump adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from the radiator coolant conduit, the radiator fan being adapted and configured to blow air at the radiator coolant conduit to remove heat from radiator fluid flowing therethrough; a compressed gas tank borne by the chassis and having an outlet valve; and a cooling system borne by the chassis, the cooling system comprising a pump, a cooling conduit, and a fan, the cooling system pump being adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from the cooling system cooling conduit, the cooling system fan being adapted and configured to blow air at the cooling system cooling conduit to remove heat from coolant flowing therethrough.
- The first embodiment may include one or more of the following aspects:
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- a coolant outlet conduit having first and second ends, the first coolant outlet conduit end extending from the cooling system, the second coolant outlet conduit end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid inlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal; and a coolant inlet conduit having first and second ends, the first coolant inlet conduit end extending from the cooling system, the second coolant outlet conduit end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid outlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal.
- a compressed gas dispenser having first and second ends, the first dispenser end extending from the outlet valve and being in selective fluid communication with an interior of the compressed gas tank via the outlet valve, the second dispenser end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a compressed gas inlet of a gas storage vessel with a gas-tight seal.
- the cooling system has a cooling power of 2-500 kW.
- the cooling system has a cooling power of 50-150 kW.
- There is disclosed a second embodiment of a vehicle for filling a gas storage tank that includes: a chassis; a hydrocarbon fuel tank; an internal combustion engine borne by the chassis and being adapted and configured to combust hydrocarbon fuel from the hydrocarbon fuel tank to produce power for propelling the vehicle; a compressed gas tank borne by the chassis and having an outlet valve; a cooling system borne by the chassis, said cooling system comprising a pump, a cooling conduit having first and second ends, and a fan, said pump being adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from the cooling conduit, said fan being adapted and configured to blow air at the cooling conduit; first and second valves; a first radiator hose extending from and in fluid communication with an interior of the engine and extending to and in selective fluid communication with the first valve; a second radiator hose extending from and in fluid communication with an interior of the engine and extending to and in selective fluid communication with the second valve; a coolant outlet conduit extending from and in selective fluid communication with the first valve and terminating at an end that is adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid inlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal; a coolant inlet conduit extending from and in selective fluid communication with the second valve and terminating at an end that is adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid outlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal.
- The second embodiment may include one or more of the following aspects:
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- a compressed gas dispenser having first and second ends, the first dispenser end extending from the outlet valve and being in selective fluid communication with an interior of said compressed gas tank via said outlet valve, said second dispenser end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a compressed gas inlet of a gas storage vessel with a gas-tight seal.
- the cooling system has a cooling power of 2-500 kW.
- the cooling system has a cooling power of 50-150 kW.
- One of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the chassis is not intended to be limited to only unitary structures. As an example, the chassis may also be a multi-part chassis such as those used by reticulated trailers.
- For a further understanding of the nature and objects of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are given the same or analogous reference numbers and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic of one embodiment of the disclosed vehicle during a filling operation including heat transfer between the storage tank and an auxiliary radiator. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic of another embodiment of the vehicle during a filling operation including heat transfer between the storage tank and a radiator of the vehicle. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic of a portion of the embodiment ofFIG. 2 . - For convenience, Table I recites descriptions of all the reference characters in the Figures.
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TABLE I Reference Characters Used in Figures 1 vehicle 3 compressed gas container 4 compressed gas container outlet conduit 5a cooling system outlet valve 5b cooling system outlet conduit 5c chilled coolant fitting 5e gas storage vessel coolant inlet valve 6 chilled coolant outlet conduit 7a cooling system inlet valve 7b cooling system inlet conduit 7c warm coolant fitting 7e gas storage vessel coolant outlet valve 8 warm coolant inlet conduit 9a compressed gas outlet valve 9b compressed gas outlet conduit 9c compressed gas fitting 9e hydrogen storage vessel inlet valve 11 gas storage vessel heat exchange conduit 13 gas storage vessel 15 cooling system heat exchange conduit 17 cooling system 19 internal combustion engine 20 hydrocarbon fuel tank 21 radiator 25 second radiator valve 27 radiator heat exchange conduit 31 first radiator valve 32 second radiator hose 33 first radiator hose - In the field of gas storage, adsorption is a process that occurs when a gas accumulates on the surface or in pores of a solid, forming a molecular or atomic film (the adsorbate). On the other hand, absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules, or ions enter some bulk phase of gas, liquid or solid material. Absorption is a different process from adsorption, since the molecules are taken up by the volume, not by surface. Either of these two processes will release heat of enthalpy because the atoms, molecules, or ions reach a lower energy state when absorbed or adsorbed. Conversely, energy must be supplied to the sorptive material in order to desorb the atoms, molecules, or ions.
- When gas is supplied to a sorptive material within a storage vessel, the heat of enthalpy released increases the temperature of the material. As the temperature of the material increases, continued sorption of the gas by the material becomes more difficult. For practical purposes, it is desirable to fill such a vessel relatively quickly. So, the pressure of the gas being supplied to the vessel must be increased over time in order to maintain a desired rate at which the vessel is filled with the gas, as the temperature inside the vessel increases over time. Thus, heat transfer to the outside of the vessel often serves as the limiting factor in achieving a desirable filling time and filling rate.
- One solution is to remove heat from the vessel being filled. This is typically achieved by flowing coolant fluid through a heat exchange conduit within the sorptive material and some sort of cooling device permanently associated with the vessel. However, this necessitates that a cooling device be provided with each storage vessel thereby increasing the capital cost. Additionally, the footprint of the vessel would also be increased, thereby requiring additional costs for civil engineering, concrete pad construction and fencing, depending on local requirements.
- In order to avoid both of these problems, there is disclosed a vehicle for transporting compressed gas and filling a gas storage vessel with the compressed gas, wherein the vehicle includes a cooling system. One important advantage of such a solution is that a single cooling system on the vehicle can be used for frequent filling operations at several customer locations on a delivery route. Thus, there would be no need to invest in one cooling system for each and every storage vessel. If the vessel is infrequently refilled, such as in a fuel cell system for electrical power backup, removing the need to invest in a cooling system only for use when refilling the storage vessel is especially economical.
- Generally, the storage vessel may use any combination of adsorbent material and gas that exhibits reversible adsorption. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the patent literature is replete with descriptions of adsorbents that reversibly adsorb gases and their details need not be replicated here in full. However, non-limiting examples of adsorbent material include activated carbon, zeolite materials, activated alumina, aluminosilicates, silica gel, and porous glass. Non-limiting examples of gases used with an adsorbent include hydride and halide gases, such as silane, diborane, propane, methane, natural gas, germane, ammonia, stibine, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen selenide, hydrogen telluride, and corresponding and other halide (chlorine, bromine, iodine, and fluorine) gaseous compounds such as NF3, and organometallic Group V compounds such as (CH3)3Sb.
- Also generally speaking, the current method and system may be performed with any combination of absorbent material and gas that exhibits reversible absorption. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the patent and non-patent literature is replete with descriptions of absorbents that reversibly absorb gases and their details need not be replicated here. However, one particularly preferred combination of gas and absorbent material is that of hydrogen and a metal hydride. Non-limiting examples of metal hydrides include Mg2NiH4, NaAlH4, LaNi5H6, MgH2, FeTiH2, Na3AlH6, CaNi5H6, and LaNi4H6, and other advanced metal hydrides believed to reversibly absorb hydrogen such as Li3AlH6, LiMg(AlH4)3, LiNH2—MgH2, and K2LiAlH6.
- In the case of hydrogen, the storage vessel may itself be part of a more complex energy system at a customer location where it is connected to a stationary hydrogen consumption device not borne by the vehicle. One example is a regenerative energy system comprising photovoltaic(s) panel(s) and/or wind mill(s) for supplying electricity, an electrolyzer, and a fuel cell. Hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer is stored in the storage vessel. When the electrical power output of the photovoltaic(s) panel(s) and/or the wind mill(s) is insufficient for the demand, the fuel cell consumes hydrogen and air (or oxygen) to produce a supplemental or alternative supply of electricity.
- As best illustrated in
FIG. 1 , in one embodiment a vehicle (1) has an onboard compressed gas container (3) and anonboard cooling system 17. During a filling operation, gas from compressedgas container 3 flows through compressed gascontainer outlet conduit 4, compressedgas outlet valve 9 a and into compressedgas outlet conduit 9 b. One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that fitting 9 c (as well asfittings conduit 5 b andinlet valve 5 e that are adapted to provide a gas-tight seal betweenconduit 5 b andvalve 5 e. As the gas is sorbed on sorbent material contained ingas storage vessel 13, heat is generated. - In order to achieve a relatively fast fill rate, a
cooling system 17 is employed with thegas storage vessel 13. A coolant fluid is chilled at coolingsystem 17 while traversing cooling systemheat exchange conduit 15. Chilled coolant is pumped out of thecooling system 17 via coolingsystem outlet valve 5 a and into coolingsystem outlet conduit 5 b. Achilled coolant fitting 5 c connects coolingsystem outlet conduit 5 b and gas storage vessel coolant inlet valve 5 d. The chilled coolant flows past gas storage vesselcoolant inlet valve 5 e and into gas storage vesselheat exchange conduit 11. - As best shown in
FIG. 1 , heat generated by fillinggas storage vessel 13 with the gas is removed by coolantfluid traversing conduit 11. The warmed coolant fluid returns to coolingsystem 17 via gas storage vessel coolant outlet valve 7 d, warm coolant fluid fitting 7 c, coolingsystem inlet conduit 7 b, and coolingsystem inlet valve 7 a. The cooling system also includes a pump, which one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a pump may be located anywhere along the coolant fluid path, and an expansion tank serving as a reservoir for coolant fluid and buffer for moderating pressure fluctuations in the coolant fluid path. - In the
FIG. 1 embodiment, coolant fluid from theinternal combustion engine 19 is separately cooled byradiator 21. - In an alternative embodiment and as best illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the vehicle 1 need not have anonboard cooling system 17. Rather, the coolant fluid may be chilled withvehicle radiator 21, In this case, chilled coolant fluid is pumped fromradiator 21 through chilledcoolant outlet conduit 6 and warmed coolant fluid returns toradiator 21 via warmcoolant inlet conduit 8. - As more particularly shown in
FIG. 3 , during a filling operationsecond radiator valve 25 is actuated to prevent flow of coolant fromsecond radiator hose 32 toradiator 21 while allowing coolant flow from warmcoolant inlet conduit 8 toradiator 21. Also,first radiator valve 31 is actuated to prevent flow of coolant fromradiator 21 tofirst radiator hose 33 while allowing coolant flow fromradiator 21 to chilledcoolant inlet conduit 6. In this manner, warm coolant from thegas storage vessel 13 flows through warmcoolant inlet conduit 8 and into radiatorheat exchange conduit 27 where it is cooled with the fan. Chilled coolant then flows to thevessel 13 viacoolant inlet conduit 6. - Conversely, in between fills the engine may be cooled by actuating
second radiator valve 25 to allow flow of coolant fromsecond radiator hose 32 toradiator 21 and prevent flow of coolant from warmcoolant inlet conduit 8 toradiator 21. Also,first radiator valve 31 is actuated to allow flow of coolant fromradiator 21 tofirst radiator hose 33 while preventing coolant flow fromradiator 21 to chilledcoolant inlet conduit 6. With first andsecond valves engine 19 may be cooled atradiator 21. - For obvious reasons, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that, in the embodiment of
FIGS. 2 and 3 , the conduits, valves, and fittings on the vehicle associated with the coolant path of the gas storage vessel need not be specifically disposed in the locations illustrated by the Figures. Rather, they may be located anywhere on the vehicle 1 so long as they suitably perform their functions. - While not depicted, a temperature control system is advantageously used to activate the coolant fluid pump and coolant fluid flow in order to provide the proper cooling rate while filling the storage tank.
- Both refrigeration system and radiators are suitable for use as the cooling system. The heat exchange surface area and cross-sectional dimension of the cooling conduit of the cooling system (or radiator in the case of the embodiment of
FIGS. 2-3 ), the diameter of the cooling system outlet and inlet conduits, and the heat exchange surface area and cross-sectional dimension of the gas storage vessel heat exchange conduit may be sized to accommodate the cooling capacity required for filling a gas storage vessel at a certain mass flow rate. It is well within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize existing heat exchange models in engineering texts in designing the cooling system. In the case of the heat exchange conduit of the gas storage vessel, it is also well within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize existing teachings on heat exchangers for use with gas adsorbent or absorbent systems. - For hydrogen storage vessels containing metal hydride absorbent material in particular, the patent literature is replete with teachings of suitable vessel and heat exchanger designs such that their details need not be duplicated herein. Representative ones include published U.S. patent application US 2005/0211573, published Japanese patent application JP63-035401 A, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,609,038; 6,709,497; 6,708,546; 6,666,034; 6,638,348; 6,530,233, 6,432,379; 6,267,229; and 6,015,041.
- For silane storage vessels containing a zeolite material as an adsorbent, one of ordinary skill in the art may advantageously utilize the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 6,660,063.
- Alternatively, the required cooling capacity of the gas storage vessel may be empirically determined and the cooling system selected according to the determined capacity. In such a case, empirical testing may be designed according to an estimated required cooling capacity. The estimated required cooling capacity may be roughly calculated by multiplying the molar heat of enthalpy of the sorption reaction between the gas and the sorbent material (which is well known in the art) by the mass flow rate (in moles per unit time) of the gas. Based upon this rough estimate of the cooling capacity of the gas storage vessel, an off-the-shelf refrigeration system or radiator with rated cooling capacity may be selected. The suitability of such a selected cooling system may be easily and empirically determined by filling the gas storage vessel while monitoring its temperature. As an example, filling a 200 Nm3 FeTi hydride storage tank in one hour would require a cooling power of 75 kW. As further examples, filling a 10, 800, or 1,300 Nm3 FeTi hydride storage tank in one hour would require a cooling power of 4, 300, or 500 kW, respectively. This is well in the ability of current radiators used in trucks having a 150-250 kW power engine. In the case of the embodiment of
FIGS. 2-3 , the vehicle radiator may be over-sized to accommodate the required cooling capacity of both the internal combustion engine while running and the gas storage vessel during filling. Preferably, the cooling system (or radiator in the embodiment ofFIGS. 2-3 ) has a cooling power of about 2-500 kW, and more preferably about 50-150 kW. - It should be noted that in each of the embodiments, the vehicle 1 is propelled by combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel in
fuel tank 20 by internal combustioninternal combustion engine 19. - Preferred processes and apparatus for practicing the present invention have been described. It will be understood and readily apparent to the skilled artisan that many changes and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present invention. The foregoing is illustrative only and other embodiments of the integrated processes and apparatus may be employed without departing from the true scope of the invention defined in the following claims.
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1. A vehicle for filling a gas storage tank, comprising:
a chassis;
a hydrocarbon fuel tank;
an internal combustion engine borne by said chassis and being adapted and configured to combust hydrocarbon fuel from said hydrocarbon fuel tank to produce power for propelling said vehicle;
a radiator comprising a pump, a coolant conduit, and a fan, said radiator pump adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from said radiator coolant conduit, said radiator fan being adapted and configured to blow air at said radiator coolant conduit to remove heat from radiator fluid flowing therethrough;
a compressed gas tank borne by said chassis and having an outlet valve; and
a cooling system borne by said chassis, said cooling system comprising a pump, a cooling conduit, and a fan, said cooling system pump being adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from said cooling system cooling conduit, said cooling system fan being adapted and configured to blow air at said cooling system cooling conduit to remove heat from coolant flowing therethrough.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coolant outlet conduit having first and second ends, said first coolant outlet conduit end extending from said cooling system, said second coolant outlet conduit end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid inlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal; and
a coolant inlet conduit having first and second ends, said first coolant inlet conduit end extending from said cooling system, said second coolant outlet conduit end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid outlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal.
3. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a compressed gas dispenser having first and second ends, said first dispenser end extending from said outlet valve and being in selective fluid communication with an interior of said compressed gas tank via said outlet valve, said second dispenser end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a compressed gas inlet of a gas storage vessel with a gas-tight seal.
4. The vehicle of claim 1 , the cooling system has a cooling power of 2-500 kW.
5. The vehicle of claim 1 , the cooling system has a cooling power of 50-150 kW.
6. A vehicle for filling a gas storage tank, comprising:
a chassis;
a hydrocarbon fuel tank;
an internal combustion engine borne by said chassis and being adapted and configured to combust hydrocarbon fuel from said hydrocarbon fuel tank to produce power for propelling said vehicle;
a compressed gas tank borne by said chassis and having an outlet valve;
a cooling system borne by said chassis said cooling system comprising a pump, a cooling conduit having first and second ends, and a fan, said pump being adapted and configured to pump coolant through or from said cooling conduit, said fan being adapted and configured to blow air at said cooling conduit;
first and second valves;
a first radiator hose extending from and in fluid communication with an interior of said engine and extending to and in selective fluid communication with said first valve;
a second radiator hose extending from and in fluid communication with an interior of said engine and extending to and in selective fluid communication with said second valve;
a coolant outlet conduit extending from and in selective fluid communication with said first valve and terminating at an end that is adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid inlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal;
a coolant inlet conduit extending from and in selective fluid communication with said second valve and terminating at an end that is adapted and configured to be coupled with a coolant fluid outlet of a gas storage vessel with a liquid-tight seal.
7. The vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising:
a compressed gas dispenser having first and second ends, said first dispenser end extending from said outlet valve and being in selective fluid communication with an interior of said compressed gas tank via said outlet valve, said second dispenser end being adapted and configured to be coupled with a compressed gas inlet of a gas storage vessel with a gas-tight seal.
8. The vehicle of claim 6 , the cooling system has a cooling power of 2-500 kW.
9. The vehicle of claim 6 , the cooling system has a cooling power of 50-150 kW.
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