Assessment of electroformed hydrogen tank liner

电铸氢气罐内衬的评估

• 批准号: 78792
• 金额: $ 16.45万
• 依托单位: ULTIMA FORMA LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=78792
• 关键词: Assessment; electroformed; hydrogen; tank; liner

The market for hydrogen powered vehicles now has greater emphasis due to its low carbon potential and is predicted to grow substantially by 2040\. The recent launch of advanced hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles from Toyota and Hyundai have showcased the potential of the technology and refuelling infrastructure is gradually being rolled out especially in Germany, Japan, California and the UK. The UK government has recently announced a £73.5m grant to JaguarLandrover to develop a fuel cell powered SUV which demonstrates a significant belief in the technology as a future solution for mobility applications. BMW are also actively working with Toyota on Hydrogen vehicle development.Compared with IC engines and electric powertrains, Hydrogen technology for vehicles is still in its infancy. Opportunities exist with the pressurised storage of hydrogen to reduce costs, leakage, the user experience during refilling, and weight, all of which would improve hydrogens viability as a low carbon alternative fuel.The National Composites Centre in Bristol has been conducting research into hydrogen storage and have identified a variety of areas for improvement as well as how the UK should develop its supply chain in order to serve this emerging new technology area.Ultima Forma is a specialist manufacturer of advanced metal parts using their patented electroforming process. This process we believe has the potential to address a number of the issues identified by the NCC and this feasibility study is designed to assess by testing new electroformed material solutions for strength and hydrogen permeability.The National Composites Centre will work with Ultima Forma to conduct computer based structural analysis of high-pressure (700 bar) tanks to make an assessment for how the overall structure could be designed in a lighter more cost effective way that incorporates Ultima Forma technology. A performance / cost assessment will be made together with other benefits such as improvements to the user experience.

由于氢动力汽车的低碳潜力，其市场现在得到了更大的重视，预计到2040年将大幅增长。丰田和现代最近推出的先进氢燃料电池动力汽车展示了这项技术的潜力，加油基础设施正在逐步铺设，特别是在德国、日本、加利福尼亚州和英国。英国政府最近宣布向捷豹路虎提供7350万GB的拨款，用于开发燃料电池驱动的SUV，这表明了对该技术作为未来移动应用解决方案的坚定信念。宝马还在积极与丰田合作开发氢气汽车。与内燃机和电动总成相比，车用氢气技术仍处于初级阶段。加压储氢可以降低成本、减少泄漏、改善用户体验和重量，所有这些都将提高氢气作为低碳替代燃料的可行性。布里斯托尔的国家复合材料中心一直在对氢气储存进行研究，并确定了各种需要改进的领域，以及英国应该如何发展供应链，以服务于这一新兴的新技术领域。Ultima Forma是一家使用专利电铸工艺的先进金属部件的专业制造商。我们相信这一过程有可能解决NCC确定的一些问题，这项可行性研究旨在通过测试新的电铸材料解决方案的强度和氢渗透性进行评估。国家复合材料中心将与Ultima Forma合作对高压(700 Bar)储罐进行基于计算机的结构分析，以评估如何以更轻、更具成本效益的方式设计整体结构，并采用Ultima Forma技术。性能/成本评估将与其他好处一起进行，例如用户体验的改善。