Supersonic expansion and condensation characteristics of hydrogen gas under different temperature conditions  

作　　者：Xinyue Duan Zeyu Zhang Ziyuan Zhao Yang Liu Liang Gong Xuewen Cao Jiang Bian 

机构地区：[1]College of New Energy,China University of Petroleum(East China),Qingdao 266580,China [2]College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering,China University of Petroleum(East China),Qingdao 266580,China

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering》2024年第5期220-226,共7页中国化学工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2241257);the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(2022M723497)。

摘　　要：This paper introduced supersonic expansion liquefaction technology into the field of hydrogen liquefaction.The mathematical model for supersonic condensation of hydrogen gas in a Laval nozzle model was established.The supersonic expansion and condensation characteristics of hydrogen gas under different temperature conditions were investigated.The simulation results show that the droplet number rises rapidly from 0 at the nozzle throat as the inlet temperature increases,and the maximum droplet number generated is 1.339×10^(18)kg^(-1)at inlet temperature of 36.0 K.When hydrogen nucleation occurs,the droplet radius increases significantly and shows a positive correlation with the increase in the inlet temperature,and the maximum droplet radii are 6.667×10^(-8)m,1.043×10^(-7)m,and 1.099×10^(-7)m when the inlet temperature is 36.0 K,36.5 K,and 37.0 K,respectively.The maximum nucleation rate decreases with increasing inlet temperature,and the nucleation region of the Laval nozzle becomes wider.The liquefaction efficiency can be effectively improved by lowering the inlet temperature.This is because a lower inlet temperature provides more subcooling,which allows the hydrogen to reach the thermodynamic conditions required for large-scale condensation more quickly.

关 键 词：HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION SUPERSONIC CONDENSATION Laval nozzle Computational fluid dynamics 

分 类 号：TQ116.2[化学工程—无机化工]