Analyzing effects of volumetric expansion of uranium during hydrogen absorption. (9th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gwak, Geonhui; Kim, Minwoo; Oh, Kyeongmin; Kyoung, Sunghyun; Ferekh, Saad; Ju, Hyunchul
• Is Part Of: International journal of hydrogen energy. Volume 42:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 3723
• Page End: 3730
• Publication Date: 2017-02-09
• Subjects: Tritium storage -- Uranium -- Hydrogen absorption -- Volumetric expansion -- Metal hydride model -- Numerical simulation; Hydrogen as fuel -- Periodicals; Hydrogène (Combustible) -- Périodiques; Hydrogen as fuel; Periodicals; 665.81
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.08.176
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-3199

Abstract

Abstract: The effects of the volumetric expansion of uranium due to hydride formation during hydrogen absorption are examined numerically. To assess the effects of the volume changes, a three-dimensional transient metal hydride model is applied to multiple computational domains, i.e., generated as a function of the H/M atomic ratio during hydrogen absorption. The numerical simulations are carried out with or without considering the volume change effect. The simulation results clearly show that a higher temperature rise and slower hydrogen absorption reaction are predicted when the volumetric expansion of uranium hydride is taken into consideration in the model simulations. The comparison results highlight that neglecting the volumetric expansion of metal hydride during hydrogen absorption can lead to an overestimation of the hydrogen charging performance. Highlights: Volumetric expansion of uranium metal hydride is examined numerically. The numerical simulations are carried out during hydrogen adsorption. The results show higher temperature rise and slower hydrogen adsorption. The volumetric expansion of metal hydride is not negligible.