Abstract
An energy and hydrogen transport system includes a duct to transfer hydrogen. The duct has a pump or fan driven by an electric motor to pressurize or create a vacuum therein. A double walled container stores hydrogen.
Claims
1. An energy and hydrogen transport system comprising: a duct for transferring hydrogen, said duct having a pump or fan driven by an electric motor for pressurizing or creating a vacuum therein; a double walled container for storing hydrogen.
2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the duct is single walled and the pump or fan is disposed at an extraction end of said duct for transporting the hydrogen with a pressure below atmospheric.
3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said duct has two walls that define an intermediate chamber, said two walled duct for hydrogen at pressures (p) of several atmospheres in said double walled container or in said two-walled duct, said intermediate chamber carries a fluid, oil mineral, nitrogen or noble gas at a pressure (p1) higher than the pressures of hydrogen in said two walled duct.
4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising: a conduit; said duct is a plurality of ducts disposed within said conduit, said conduit defining a chamber containing a medium for surrounding said ducts, said medium having a pressure greater than the pressure of the hydrogen in said ducts.
5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said double walled container is two double walled containers spaced apart from one another, said duct connects said two double walled containers for transporting hydrogen therebetween.
6. The system according to claim 5, wherein one of said double walled containers is a receiving container, and hydrogen from said receiving container feeds a gas turbine to drive an electric generator or alternator for distribution of current to towns or industrial areas.
7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said container is constructed as a carboy.
8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said duct and double walled container are covered or lined with anticorrosive insulating layers.
9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said duct and container are selected from steels or polymers, reinforced with carbon and glass fibers, sheets or crossed bands of Kevlar or carbon nanotubes, epoxy with aluminum plates, aluminized or blued.
10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the materials for the container and duct are selected from carbon, austenitic, ferritic steels, steels with copper, brass, chromium and molybdenum alloys, copper bronze alloys with aluminum, tin, manganese, lead and silica, and with alloys of copper bronzes with nickel, or steels with microalloys.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0046] FIG. 1 shows a schematic and partially sectioned view of a monoshell or monoshell hydrogen conduit of the invention.
[0047] FIG. 2 shows a schematic, partial and sectional view of duct variants.
[0048] FIG. 3 shows a schematic and partially sectioned view of a container for storing hydrogen.
[0049] FIG. 4 shows a schematic and partially sectioned view of two superimposed conduits that facilitate the conduction of hydrogen of the invention.
[0050] FIG. 5 shows a schematic, partial and sectional view of a variant of use of the ducts.
[0051] FIGS. 6 and 7 show schematized and sectioned views of an outer conduit and several internal hydrogen conduits.
[0052] FIG. 8 shows a schematic and partially sectioned view of a container for storing hydrogen.
[0053] FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of a hydrogen transfer system for electric power generation.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0054] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention, consisting of the conduit (1) inside which hydrogen (H2) circulates at a pressure slightly below atmospheric, which is sucked from the end extraction for use by means of pumps, turbines or fans (2) driven by the electric motor (3), which automatically lowers the pressure in the duct. The stopcock (7) allows the cut off or opening of the passage of hydrogen. In the case of using pressurized ducts, it is also carried out with pumps, fans or fans placed at the other end. In this case, the double-walled conduit should be used, like the one shown in FIG. 2, creating the most pressurized external chamber that prevents the escape of hydrogen.
[0055] FIG. 2 shows a double-walled conduit (1a), the external wall (4) and the internal (5), between which carries nitrogen, noble gas or mineral oil (6) at a pressure higher than that of hydrogen, the which circulates through the internal canal.
[0056] Replace the paragraph between lines 4-7 on page 4 of the specification with the following: FIG. 3 shows the double-walled container or cylinder (1b), the external wall (4a) and the internal (5a), between which carries nitrogen, noble gas or mineral oil (6) at a pressure higher than that of hydrogen. The stopcock (7) allows the manual cutting or passage of hydrogen.
[0057] FIG. 4 consists of the conduit (1) through which hydrogen (H2) circulates at a pressure (p) several times greater than atmospheric pressure, which is surrounded by the conduit (4). Between the two, a chamber is created to which a noble gas or nitrogen is applied at a pressure (p1) slightly higher than that of the internal hydrogen chamber. The electric motor (3) drives the pump or compressor (2) that drives the hydrogen. The manual stopcock (7) allows the cutoff or opening of the passage of hydrogen that can be replaced by an electro valve.
[0058] FIG. 5 shows the conduit (4) inside which carries the conduit (1) with the pressurized hydrogen (p) and between both produce a chamber that carries N2 at pressure (p1). where is p1>p. Using two conduits or casings, in one, the innermost one, carries the pressurized hydrogen and is inside a second conduit or casing with a larger section which surrounds it, between both conduits or casings a noble gas or nitrogen is applied to greater pressure than that of the hydrogen in the conduit or internal chamber, which acts as a screen or insulator preventing the hydrogen from escaping. It is shown as a typical shape in which the internal canal rests internally on the external.
[0059] FIG. 6 shows the interior ducts (1) carrying hydrogen at pressure (p), which are covered or surrounded by the larger duct (4), which are separated from each other by a noble gas or nitrogen at the pressure (p). intermediate chamber pressure (p1) greater than the pressure of hydrogen. Where p1>p.
[0060] FIG. 7 shows the interior ducts (1) carrying hydrogen at pressure (p), which are covered or surrounded by the larger duct (4), which are separated from each other by a noble gas or nitrogen at the pressure (p). pressure (p1). Where p1>p. It differs from FIG. 3 in that the ducts (1) are resting on the lower part of the larger duct (4). In the event that the weight of the ducts is lower, they would be attached to the upper internal zone of the duct.
[0061] FIG. 8 shows the container or cylinder (1b), with the external cover (4a) and inside which there is another chamber that contains H2 at pressure (p). Between the chamber and the cover, a N2 gas is applied at the pressure (p1), where p1>p, which prevents the escape of hydrogen. The key (7) allows the manual cutting or passage of hydrogen.
[0062] FIG. 9 shows the transfer between hydrogen tanks (4a) by means of the pump or compressor (2) and the conduit (4). Subsequently, from the receiving tank, the combustion chamber (9) of the gas turbine is fed. The latter is formed by the compressor (8) that sends the compressed air to the combustion chambers (9) where the combustion of hydrogen is produced by means of a spark, and combustion is subsequently maintained continuously. Applying the expansion of the gases to the turbine (10) whose axis, in addition to moving the compressor (8), drives the alternator (11).
