Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance

<p>Liquid hydrogen is a superior alternative for the current energy storage methods and energy carriers as it has higher energy density and cleanliness. However, hydrogen liquefaction is an energy-intensive process. In particular, the precooling process of hydrogen consumes a tremendous portio...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Wahib A. Al-Ammari (17191519) (author), Saud Ghani (7205633) (author)
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Wahib A. Al-Ammari (17191519)
Saud Ghani (7205633)
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Electrical engineering
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Mechanical engineering
Hydrogen precooling
Mixed refrigerant
LH2
Large-scale hydrogen liquefaction
Exergy efficiency
Thermoeconomic analysis
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description <p>Liquid hydrogen is a superior alternative for the current energy storage methods and energy carriers as it has higher energy density and cleanliness. However, hydrogen liquefaction is an energy-intensive process. In particular, the precooling process of hydrogen consumes a tremendous portion of about 30 % of the total compression power of the plant. Several previous studies introduced various pure-refrigerant and single mixed refrigerant (SMR) precooling processes, however, their specific energy consumption (SEC) still very high especially at large-scale capacities. Therefore, this study presents a novel, efficient, and large-scale dual-mixed refrigerant (DMR) process to precool the hydrogen from 25 °C to -192 °C at a pressure of 21 bar. New heavyweight-based mixed refrigerant MR1 and lightweight-based mixed refrigerant MR2 are developed for the DMR process using a new-proposed systematic approach. The proposed DMR process is capable of handling a wide range of hydrogen flow from 100 TPD to 1000 TPD with SEC of 0.862 kWh/kgH2Feed, which is 20.33 % lower than the most competitive SMR process available in the literature. Based on the sensitivity analysis, further optimization of the DMR operating parameters reduced the SEC to 0.833 kWh/kgH2Feed at an optimal capacity of 500 TPD. Furthermore, the COP of the new process is improved by 14.47 % and the total annualized cost is reduced by 12.24 %. Compared to five other technologies that use the pure-refrigerant and other SMR precooling processes, the DMR reduces the SEC by 39.0 % to 63.0 %. The novel precooling process presented herein has the potential to drive the development of large-scale hydrogen liquefaction processes.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Energy Storage<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107471" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107471</a></p>
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spelling Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performanceAhmad K. Sleiti (14778229)Wahib A. Al-Ammari (17191519)Saud Ghani (7205633)EngineeringElectrical engineeringFluid mechanics and thermal engineeringMechanical engineeringHydrogen precoolingMixed refrigerantLH2Large-scale hydrogen liquefactionExergy efficiencyThermoeconomic analysis<p>Liquid hydrogen is a superior alternative for the current energy storage methods and energy carriers as it has higher energy density and cleanliness. However, hydrogen liquefaction is an energy-intensive process. In particular, the precooling process of hydrogen consumes a tremendous portion of about 30 % of the total compression power of the plant. Several previous studies introduced various pure-refrigerant and single mixed refrigerant (SMR) precooling processes, however, their specific energy consumption (SEC) still very high especially at large-scale capacities. Therefore, this study presents a novel, efficient, and large-scale dual-mixed refrigerant (DMR) process to precool the hydrogen from 25 °C to -192 °C at a pressure of 21 bar. New heavyweight-based mixed refrigerant MR1 and lightweight-based mixed refrigerant MR2 are developed for the DMR process using a new-proposed systematic approach. The proposed DMR process is capable of handling a wide range of hydrogen flow from 100 TPD to 1000 TPD with SEC of 0.862 kWh/kgH2Feed, which is 20.33 % lower than the most competitive SMR process available in the literature. Based on the sensitivity analysis, further optimization of the DMR operating parameters reduced the SEC to 0.833 kWh/kgH2Feed at an optimal capacity of 500 TPD. Furthermore, the COP of the new process is improved by 14.47 % and the total annualized cost is reduced by 12.24 %. Compared to five other technologies that use the pure-refrigerant and other SMR precooling processes, the DMR reduces the SEC by 39.0 % to 63.0 %. The novel precooling process presented herein has the potential to drive the development of large-scale hydrogen liquefaction processes.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Journal of Energy Storage<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107471" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107471</a></p>2023-08-30T06:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.est.2023.107471https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Novel_dual-mixed_refrigerant_precooling_process_for_high_capacity_hydrogen_liquefaction_plants_with_superior_performance/26095297CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/260952972023-08-30T06:00:00Z
spellingShingle Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
Ahmad K. Sleiti (14778229)
Engineering
Electrical engineering
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Mechanical engineering
Hydrogen precooling
Mixed refrigerant
LH2
Large-scale hydrogen liquefaction
Exergy efficiency
Thermoeconomic analysis
status_str publishedVersion
title Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
title_full Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
title_fullStr Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
title_full_unstemmed Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
title_short Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
title_sort Novel dual-mixed refrigerant precooling process for high capacity hydrogen liquefaction plants with superior performance
topic Engineering
Electrical engineering
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Mechanical engineering
Hydrogen precooling
Mixed refrigerant
LH2
Large-scale hydrogen liquefaction
Exergy efficiency
Thermoeconomic analysis