Research on Hydrogen Environment Fatigue Test System and Correlative Fatigue Test of Hydrogen Storage Vessel

doi:10.1007/s12204-013-1463-5

Abstract

Abstract: A 70MPa hydrogen environment fatigue test system has been designed and applied in the manufacture of a hydrogen storage vessel. Key equipment is the 80MPa flat steel ribbon wound high pressure hydrogen storage vessel. A reasonable stress distribution has been realized, that is low stress in the liner of the pressure vessel and even stress in the flat ribbon layers. This optimal stress distribution is achieved through the adjustment of the prestress in flat steel ribbons. A control system for the fatigue test system has also been designed. It consists of a double control model, i.e. manual control and automatic control, to satisfy different experimental requirements. The system is the unique one that can be used in the real hydrogen environmental fatigue test system in China. An experiment for the 70MPa onboard composite material hydrogen vessel has been carried out on the system. The experimental result from this test is in close agreement with the practical operating conditions.

Key words: hydrogen storage vessel| fatigue| hydrogen environment| experiment

摘要： A 70MPa hydrogen environment fatigue test system has been designed and applied in the manufacture of a hydrogen storage vessel. Key equipment is the 80MPa flat steel ribbon wound high pressure hydrogen storage vessel. A reasonable stress distribution has been realized, that is low stress in the liner of the pressure vessel and even stress in the flat ribbon layers. This optimal stress distribution is achieved through the adjustment of the prestress in flat steel ribbons. A control system for the fatigue test system has also been designed. It consists of a double control model, i.e. manual control and automatic control, to satisfy different experimental requirements. The system is the unique one that can be used in the real hydrogen environmental fatigue test system in China. An experiment for the 70MPa onboard composite material hydrogen vessel has been carried out on the system. The experimental result from this test is in close agreement with the practical operating conditions.

关键词: hydrogen storage vessel| fatigue| hydrogen environment| experiment

CLC Number:

TH 49

LI Rong1 (李蓉), ZHENG Chuan-xiang1 (郑传祥), CHEN Bing-bing2* (陈冰冰), ZHOU Wei-wei1 (周威威), WANG Liang1 (王亮). Research on Hydrogen Environment Fatigue Test System and Correlative Fatigue Test of Hydrogen Storage Vessel[J]. Journal of shanghai Jiaotong University (Science), 2014, 19(1): 88-94.

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