A new hydrogen gas storage system developed

In wake of hydrogen cars becoming a necessity to battle the climatic imp, the entire process of development still lingers under a few concerns. To elude the concern regarding delays and difficulties in hydrogen storage, a research unit funded by General Motors Corp. has developed a novel hydrogen storage system, which makes filling the fuel tank with hydrogen very easy and quick – a positive progress to see hydrogen-powered cars become reality.

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The system stops observing hydrogen when it heats up, resulting in enormous time wastage in filling the car tank with hydrogen in such a case. Therefore, the research team, with an objective to enable motorists to fill their car with hydrogen within a few minutes, has created a heat exchanger to fit inside the hydrogen storage pressure vessel, which stores a fine powder - metal hydride, to absorb hydrogen. The heat exchanger has fins to remove heat and circulates a coolant through tubes as the temperature rises and the hydrogen is absorbed by the powder, keeping the system cool.

Via: Physorg