Understanding and predicting boil-off from cryogenic liquids

R&D Focus Areas:
Liquid hydrogen

Lead Organisation:
The University of Western Australia

Funding:
Future Energy Exports CRC (PhD Project)

Status:
Completed

Start date:
2021

Completion date:
2023

Project summary description:
This project aims to develop a model capable of simulating boil-off from liquid hydrogen and LNG contained in a cryogenic storage tank or transfer systems. This will be done using thermodynamic models coupled with the principles of heat and mass transfer to model the behaviour of fluids within the tank and its interaction with the surrounding environment.

The model aims to offer accurate predictions of the following:

• Vessel conditions, such as pressure and temperature
• Boil-off production rate
• Weathering of LNG
• The incidence of stratification and its effects
• The behaviour of liquid hydrogen under typical storage condition

Further information:
https://www.fenex.org.au/connect/

 

September 2024