Pressurized Hydrogen Storage

Abstract

Hydrogen has been stored as a pressurized gas in high-pressure gas vessels since the beginning of the20th century. The main reason for pressurizing hydrogen is that when it is pressurized its apparent volume becomes smaller, making storage and transportation more convenient. Recently lightweight composites vessels developed to meet the need for tank of compressed hydrogen gas to be used as fuel for motor vehicles. This paper is concerned with pressurization and storage of hydrogen. It covers matters trend of standardization and safety point for using composite vessels, technical developments affecting storage vessels, and actual examples of pressurized hydrogen storage.