Hydrogen storage tank having metal hydrides
US8985319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0402
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hydrogen storage tank by absorption into a hydrogen storage material, the tank having a longitudinal axis and including an enclosure and an inner structure provided within the enclosure. The inner structure includes a plurality of stages and a heat exchange system within the inner structure, each stage including a plurality of compartments distributed into a plurality of rows directed along the longitudinal direction, each compartment having a semi-cylindrical shape, and each compartment containing a hydrogen storage material, wherein the material has been introduced through the opening.
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