Theory of the computer code RET 1 for the calculation of space-time dependent temperature and composition properties of metal hydride hydrogen storage beds

The work presented is a part of an extensive hydrogen energy research program conducted by the Inshas Nuclear Research Center (Egypt). The physical and mathematical modelling of the metal hydride hydrogen storage beds considered in the RET 1 computer code is described. A cylindrical conduction bed m...

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Published in:International journal of hydrogen energy 1983, Vol.8 (3), p.191-198
Main Author: El Osery, I.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The work presented is a part of an extensive hydrogen energy research program conducted by the Inshas Nuclear Research Center (Egypt). The physical and mathematical modelling of the metal hydride hydrogen storage beds considered in the RET 1 computer code is described. A cylindrical conduction bed model is used. Two alternatives are considered for heat exchange: either fluid is passing through tubes surrounded by solid alloy, or solid alloy rods surrounded by annular fluid tubes. The numerical solution of the associated mass and heat transfer problem is discussed. In this solution, implicit finite difference approximations derived by Taylor expansions are applied. Some of the numerical results obtained by the RET 1 computer code are interpreted.
ISSN:0360-3199
1879-3487
DOI:10.1016/0360-3199(83)90064-2