Hydrogen tube
AssigneeTI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbH
InventorsAndré Háckel, Frank Fahrenholz, Martin Schramowski, Siegfried Arnold
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Abstract
A tube and use of a tube for guiding hydrogen, preferably in a vehicle. The tube encloses a lumen and comprises several layers, wherein the layers of the tube includes at least two barrier layers. An inner barrier layer comprises a first plastic, and an outer barrier layer comprises a second plastic. The barrier layers are separated from each other by a separating layer, and the tube has a supporting layer enclosed by the inner barrier layer. The first plastic is a vinyl alcohol plastic, and the second plastic is a vinyl alcohol plastic.
Claims16
A tube for guiding hydrogen, wherein the tube encloses a lumen through which hydrogen is guided, the tube comprising several layers, wherein the tube has least two barrier layers, wherein an inner barrier layer of the at least two barrier layers comprises a first plastic, wherein an outer barrier layer of the at least two barrier layers comprises a second plastic, wherein the first plastic is a vinyl alcohol plastic, the layer thickness of the inner barrier layer being less than the layer thickness of the outer barrier layer, wherein the barrier layers are separated from each other by a separating layer, the separating layer being formed of a softer material than the barrier layers, the separating layer comprising a polyamide, wherein the tube has a supporting layer, wherein the supporting layer is enclosed by the inner barrier layer, wherein the second plastic is a vinyl alcohol plastic.
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