Design technological features of creating the metal-composite cylinders for the hydrogen powered vehicles

The paper presents advantages in introducing hydrogen as a fuel and working fluid in the engines and power plants. It considers options for using hydrogen in the electric drive systems with hydrogen fuel cells, internal combustion engines, rockets and hypersonic aircraft. These engines are equipped with either metal hydride accumulators or pressure cylinders with the compressed or cryogenically compressed hydrogen. The paper provides results of creating the ultra-light metal-composite high-pressure cylinders for the gaseous hydrogen compressed to 35…70 MPa, cryogenically compressed and liquefied hydrogen. Results are presented of developing the unique design technological solutions in creation of the ultra-light metal-composite high-pressure cylinders with a thin-walled welded metal sealing shell and power shell made of the high-strength carbon fiber. Unique technological equipment is developed for production and testing of such high-pressure metal-composite cylinders. It includes a robotic system for high precision positioning and micro-plasma welding from the thin-sheet (0.3...1.0 mm) blanks (Ti, Al, stainless steel). The resource approach was applied in design to determine the cylinder optimal parameters along with the static approach. The paper presents results of comparing parameters of the composite cylinders from domestic and foreign manufacturers, as well as results of designing and developing the metal-composite cylinders for storage, use and transportation of the hydrogen fuel in the compressed up to 70 MPa, liquefied and cryogenically compressed forms. An example of using the developments in an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided
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