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US 2003/0209148 A1Published application
Honeycomb hydrogen storage structure with restrictive neck
AssigneeTexaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC
InventorsVitaliy Myasnikov, Baoquan Huang, Rosa Young, Stanford R. Ovshinsky
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Abstract
Heat transfer management/compartmentalization system for a metal hydride hydrogen storage containment unit. The hydrogen storage alloy is preferably divided into compartments having a honeycomb configuration. Heat exchanger tubing is placed through the compartments to promote heat transfer between the hydrogen storage alloy and the exterior environment.
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Apparatus for storing hydrogen storage material under pressure, said apparatus comprising:
- a pressure containment vessel defining an interior volume having at least one restrictive neck;
- at least one block having a honeycomb configuration;
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- said block operatively disposed in at least a portion of the interior volume of the vessel and adapted to receive hydrogen storage alloy therein.
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A process for constructing a compartmentalized hydrogen storage vessel comprising:
- placing a honeycomb configured compartmentalization structure inside a metallic cylindrical structure having at least one opening;
- inserting at least one heat exchanger tube adapted to thermally treat said interior volume of said vessel through said honeycomb configured compartmentalization structure;
- forming a restrictive neck from said opening using a spinning process;
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- filling said honeycomb configured compartmentalization structure with a hydrogen storage alloy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.