Dynamic modeling and characteristic analysis of natural gas network with hydrogen injections

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy 2022-09, Vol.47 (78), p.33209-33223
• Main Authors: Zhou, Dengji, Wang, Chen, Yan, Siyun, Yan, Yuan, Guo, Youyou, Shao, Tiemin, Li, Taotao, Jia, Xingyun, Hao, Jiarui
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Distributed parameter characteristics; Dynamic modeling; Hydrogen injection; Natural gas network; Power to gas (P2G)
• ISSN: 0360-3199; 1879-3487
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.07.246

With the transformation of energy structure, the proportion of renewable energy in the power grid continues to increase. However, the power grid's capacity to absorb renewable is limited. In view of this, converting the excess renewable energy into hydrogen and injecting it into natural gas network for transportation can not only increase the absorption capacity of renewable energy but also reduce the transportation cost of hydrogen. While this can lead to the problem that hydrogen injection will make the dynamic characteristics of the pipeline more complicated, and hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline may occur. It is of great significance to simulate the dynamic characteristics of gas pipeline with hydrogen injection, especially the hydrogen mixture ratio. In this paper, the cell segmentation method is used to solve each natural gas pipeline model, the gas components are recalculated in each cell and the parameters of partial differential equation are updated. Additionally, the dynamic simulation model of natural gas network with hydrogen injections is established. Simulation results show that for a single pipeline, when the inlet hydrogen ratio changes, whether or not hydrogen injection has little influence on the pressure and flow. The propagation speed of hydrogen concentration is far less than that of the pressure and flow rate, and it takes about 1.2 × 105 s for the 100 km pipeline hydrogen ratio to reach the steady state again. •Dynamic model of natural gas network considering the gas composition change is established.•The dynamic characteristics of hydrogen blended natural gas transportation are analyzed.•Dynamic response of hydrogen blended system is analyzed under unconventional conditions.•The conditions for the equilibrium of hydrogen concentration in the pipeline are discussed.