Composite Solutions for future Hydrogen Storage Tanks (COMFHY)

The COMFHY research project focuses on the development of advanced simulation, testing and instrumentation capabilities to design future composite tanks for hydrogen storage. The main targeted sector is transport applications, where hydrogen has to be stored in a lightweight composite tank under very high pressure (typically 700 bar). The certification requirements are very strict and require passing (i) static burst pressure tests, (ii) fatigue tests and (iii) drop impact tests. Nowadays, a lot of trial-and-error is used in design of new tanks and many full-scale tank tests are needed to meet the certification requirements. This project aims at (i) developing predictive simulations for fatigue and impact of full-scale tanks, (ii) partially replacing full-scale tank tests by representative subcomponent tests, (iii) validating new Structural Health Monitoring systems for full-scale tanks, and (iv) proposing new composite tank designs with smaller carbon footprint and recycling potential for compressed hydrogen storage.

Keywords:Hydrogen Tank, Pressure, Hydrogen Storage

Disciplines:Hybrid vehicles, Automotive engineering not elsewhere classified