Design of type IV compressed gas hydrogen tanks made of carbon fiber composites for sustainability and circularity
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Product development (MPPDE), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Mohan Irudayaraj, Antony Alfred
Ngo, Alfred
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The transition to sustainable energy sources has highlighted the potential of fuel
cell electric vehicles and the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel alternative. Central
to the deployment of hydrogen-powered vehicles is the development of efficient and
reliable hydrogen storage solutions. This project focuses on the design of Type IV
compressed gas hydrogen tanks made of composite materials, aiming to enhance
sustainability and circularity. The Type IV tanks being made of carbon fiber as the
main component constitutes a high percentage of carbon dioxide footprint in the
vehicle, since it is high energy intensive to produce and traditionally use petroleum
based products as a primary raw material. Reducing the carbon dioxide footprint
from this product would have a huge impact in the whole vehicle. This study
investigates approaches to reduce the usage of carbon fiber and virgin carbon fiber
in hydrogen tanks. The methods such as mass optimization, patch reinforcement,
and recycled carbon fiber substitution were explored by testing it in a virtual model
of the tank using Abaqus software. The results demonstrate that these approaches
can significantly reduce the amount of carbon fiber required, potentially leading to
a substantial decrease in the overall carbon footprint of fuel cell electric vehicles.
Furthermore, the study explores the impact of these approaches that reduces the
carbon fiber usage influence the factors like material usage and stress distribution
within the tank.
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Optimisation , recycled carbon fiber , patch reinforcement , doily , Sustainable design , carbon fiber , FEM