Solid hydrogen reaction system and method of liberation of hydrogen gas
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorCOLIN JOHN HALSEY
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Abstract
A solid hydrogen reaction system and method of liberating hydrogen gas includes the utilization of a reactor having a body that defines a reaction chamber, having a first narrow end and a second wider end such that the reactor has an increasing cross-sectional area from the first end toward the second end, for facilitating a reaction to liberate hydrogen gas stored in a hydrogen storage solid located within the reaction chamber.
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A solid hydrogen reaction system, comprising:
- a reactor having a body with a first end and a second end where the second end is wider than the first end and where the body defines a reaction chamber that has an increasing cross-sectional area from the first end to the second end;
- an inlet disposed at the first end of the body for coupling the reaction chamber to a reactant;
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- a cover selectively mountable to the second end for selectively closing the reaction chamber;
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- wherein the reaction chamber is configured to receive a hydrogen storage solid and receive a reactant or heat introduced at the inlet to the reaction chamber to begin a chemical reaction to liberate hydrogen gas from the hydrogen storage solid.
A solid hydrogen reaction system comprising a reactor defining a reaction chamber and having a first end and a wider second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis defining an increasing cross-sectional area from the first end toward the second end and wherein the reaction chamber is configured to contain a hydrogen storage solid such that a chemical reaction takes place within the reaction chamber and hydrogen gas is liberated from the hydrogen storage solid.
A method of liberating hydrogen gas, comprising:
- providing a hydrogen storage solid within a reactor defining an increasing cross-sectional area within a reaction chamber having a narrow first end and a wide second end;
- introducing one of a reactant or heat into the reaction chamber to initiate a chemical reaction with the hydrogen storage solid;
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- sustaining the chemical reaction along the reaction chamber from the narrow first end toward the wide second end.
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