Q : Is your storage a high pressure cylinder? |
A : Actually no - our storages are charged at pressures 10-35 bar, but they are operating at pressures below 10 bar. However the bodies of our tanks can stand pressure over 100 bar. |
Q : Is your tank a gas storage? |
A : No, in our storage hydrogen is stored in the form of solid metallic hydride. |
Q : How do I know when I used up hydrogen and need to recharge it? |
A : If the pressure in the storage dropped below 1.5 bar (at room temperature) you need to recharge it. |
Q : Shall I add pressure gauge on your storage? |
A : No, except you need to record pressure in your experiments. |
Q : Can your storage store other gases? |
A : No, our cylinder is storing only hydrogen. |
Q : What will happen if your storage is charged with other gases? |
A : It will work just as a high pressure tank. However, if the stored gas (CO, oxygen, etc.) can react with the storage alloy, the storage will lose its original function. |
Q : Is a regulator required while using H Bank hydrogen storage system? |
A : Since the pressure in our storage remains almost constant until 95% of the gas is used, no regulator is needed. |
Q : How long does it take to charge the H Bank System? |
A : Recharging is simple and fast for our systems. For example, it only takes about 30 minutes to charge a 50 liters canister at ambient air or just 10-15 minutes if room temperature water bath is used. |
Q : How long is the lifespan of the H Bank system? |
A : If charged with 99.99% or higher purity hydrogen, the charge/discharge recycling life of our system can be over 3000 cycles with less than 10% decay in storage capacity. In fact, if you recharge our storage every day you can use it for more than 8 years. |