FUSION-H2

放弃化石燃料最终将需要氢气。未来的氢能经济将需要准确的流动知识，以便进行计量、充电、分配、存储和容量规划，并确保网络高效和安全地运行。早期的氢分配将：(A)使用现有的天然气网络和(B)总含量的百分比，例如30%的氢和70%的天然气，随着时间的推移氢含量不断增加。大多数高精度流量计使用超声波。氢气中的声速极高，这使得测量具有挑战性，需要创新的解决方案。SMARTech和Ionix将开发一种高度灵活的创新流量计，该流量计能够在一系列氢气百分比(从0-100%)、压力(氢气的压力将高于天然气)、管径和温度范围内工作，以适应整个分配和存储网络。该团队将开发传感器、电子设备和软件，所有这些都必须进行优化，以开发出可行的解决方案，并提供每一分钟的准确数据。最后，该团队将展示其能力。初步试验将在专门为该项目建造的测试设施上进行，这将使性能得到优化。在项目接近尾声时，如果可能的话，演示人员将在未来电网上进行验证，这是一个独特的英国原型设施，允许验证氢气基础设施所需的新设备。

A move away from fossil fuels will ultimately require hydrogen. There are a number of sectors that require it, including energy intensive manufacturing (steel, glass), and haulage.The future hydrogen economy will require an accurate knowledge of flow to allow for metering, charging, distribution, storage, and capacity planning, and to ensure that the network is operating efficiently and safely. Early hydrogen distribution will: (a) use existing natural gas networks and (b) be at a percentage of the total content, for example 30% hydrogen and 70% natural gas, with increasing hydrogen content over time.Most high accuracy flow meters use ultrasound. The speed of sound in hydrogen is extremely high, which makes the measurement challenging, and requires innovative solutions.SMARTech and Ionix will develop a highly flexible, innovative flow meter which is able to work with a range of hydrogen percentages (from 0-100%), pressures (which will be higher for hydrogen than natural gas), pipe bore sizes, and temperatures, for suitability over the entire distribution and storage network. The team will develop the sensors, the electronics, and the software, all of which must be optimised to develop a viable solution and provide precise minute by minute data.Finally, the team will demonstrate the capability. Initial trials will be performed on test facilities constructed specifically for this project, which will allow performance to be optimised. Towards the end of the project, if possible, the demonstrators will be proven on Future Grid, a unique UK prototype facility which allows for validation of new equipment required for hydrogen infrastructure.