Open AccessEnhancing metal hydride thermal conductivity by forming compacts
Author(s) -
И. А. Романов,
В. И. Борзенко,
A N Kazakov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1675/1/012095
Subject(s) - hydride , materials science , thermal conductivity , alloy , hydrogen , intermetallic , metallurgy , metal , hydrogen storage , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
The development and implementation of metal hydride technologies face a number of challenges. One of the main problems is the low thermal conductivity of fine powders of hydride-forming materials. This feature, giving the relatively high values of the reaction heat of intermetallic compounds with hydrogen, leads to an increase in the cost of construction of vessels with metal hydrides and heat exchangers, which reduces the competitiveness of hydrogen-based technologies. One of the most promising ways to solve this problem today is the formation of compacts from metal hydride powders by pressing with additives that increase thermal conductivity. In this work, compacts based on AB5-type alloy with composition LaNi4.4Al0.3Fe0.3 prepared using various methods were studied and their properties were compared with the free bed of this alloy. Carbon nanofibers and nickel-foam were used as additives that improve the thermal conductivity of the compacts. The main methods of studying the properties of samples were measuring of hydrogen absorption and desorption PCT-isotherms and investigation of the temperature inside the samples during their heating and interaction with hydrogen. The compacts showed a noticeable improvement in thermal conductivity with a slight deterioration in hydrogen-adsorption properties, which is a promising result.