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Investigation of natural gas/hydrogen mixtures for exergy storage in a piston engine

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  • Rudolph, Charlotte
  • Atakan, Burak

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The conversion of mechanical to chemical energy offers an option for long-term and versatile energy storage. It was already proven that piston engines can be used as flexible reactors for energy conversion. Here, a novel method for energy conversion in piston engines is investigated, the pyrolysis of natural gas/hydrogen mixtures for energy storage. The supplied energy is stored by chemical conversion into hydrogen and higher energy hydrocarbons. The storage efficiency and the product composition are addressed here. To reach sufficiently high temperatures after compression, a dilution with 85–99% argon is used. The main products are hydrogen, acetylene, ethylene and benzene but also soot precursors are formed. The piston engine is simulated as a time-dependent four-stroke single-zone model with detailed chemical kinetics. The intake pressure is kept constant at 2 bar, while intake temperature, intake argon mole fraction and the hydrogen/natural gas ratio is varied. The hydrogen addition allows a reduction of the intake temperature and argon dilution but also reduces the storage power and efficiency. Yields of acetylene or ethylene are increased and the formation of soot precursors is suppressed. A storage power of 1.59 kW is reached with an efficiency of 52%.

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  • Rudolph, Charlotte & Atakan, Burak, 2021. "Investigation of natural gas/hydrogen mixtures for exergy storage in a piston engine," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 218(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:218:y:2021:i:c:s0360544220324828
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119375
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