TESTING SAFETY OF HYDROGEN COMPONENTS

1. TESTING SAFETY OF HYDROGEN COMPONENTS • Introduction • Cylinders testing facilities • Components testing facilities • Conclusion

2. TESTING SAFETY OF HYDROGEN COMPONENTS • Introduction • Cylinders testing facilities • Components testing facilities • Conclusion

3. Packaged Gases – Worldwide Industrial Management Components • endurance • adiabatic compression • C2H2 decomposition • … Cylinders • burst test • cycling test • Hydrogen compatibilty test on metallic liner • … CENTRE DE TECHNOLOGIEET D'EXPERTISES Hydrogen High pressure equipments

4. TESTING SAFETY OF HYDROGEN COMPONENTS • Introduction • Cylinders testing facilities • Components testing facilities • Conclusion

5. Main caracteristics • Pressure cycling up to 1400 bars • Cylinders up to 150 liters • Ambient temperature or extreme temperature

6. H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 Cylinders testing facilities Glycol water Silicon oil Temperature Pressure cycling Burst test Pressure Pressure Time Time

7. General view of hydraulic machines

8. High pressure pump

9. Machine control room

10. Air generator and bunker

11. Typical record during high pressure cycling test Datas • Pressure • Number of cycle • Temperature • Volume

12. Cylinders testing facilities First learning when testing high pressure type II, type III and type IV cylinders from some cylinders manufacturers

13. TESTING SAFETY OF HYDROGEN COMPONENT • Introduction • Cylinders testing facilities • Components testing facilities • Conclusion

14. Why testing with hydrogen gas? • Hydrogen molecular size • Very high flow velocity • Hydrogen embrittlement

15. H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 Some examples of tests 1400 bar Hydrogen compression device 200 bar 200 bar Hydrogen cylinders

16. H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 Some examples of tests 1400 bar Hydrogen compression device Vent 200 bar Hose Test bench 1 Endurance on a hose 200 bar Hydrogen cylinders

17. H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 Some examples of tests 1400 bar Hydrogen compression device Vent Translation 200 bar Rotation Hose Vent Test bench 1 Endurance on a hose 200 bar Hydrogen cylinders Test bench 2 Endurance on a connector (Connexion/Deconnexion)

18. H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 Some examples of tests Test bench 3 Endurance on a valve (Cycling) Vent Opening Closing 1400 bar Hydrogen compression device Vent Translation 200 bar Rotation Hose Vent Test bench 1 Endurance on a hose 200 bar Hydrogen cylinders Test bench 2 Endurance on a connector (Connexion/Deconnexion)

19. H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 Some examples of tests Test bench 3 Endurance on a valve (Cycling) Test bench 4 Combined Pressure/Temperature Cycling Vent Vent High °C Hose Opening Closing Low °C + … 1400 bar Hydrogen compression device Vent Translation 200 bar Rotation Hose Vent Test bench 1 Endurance on a hose 200 bar Hydrogen cylinders Test bench 2 Endurance on a connector (Connexion/Deconnexion)

20. Testbench

21. TESTING SAFETY OF HYDROGEN COMPONENT • Introduction • Cylinders testing facilities • Components testing facilities • Conclusion

22. CONCLUSION • New testing high pressure facilities available at CTE since end 2006 • At different temperature range for cylinders • With hydrogen, at various temperature on components • First learning on high pressure components and cylinders • These equipments enable us to develop any specific test, with respect to standards or to any customer specification on high pressure cylinders or components

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