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> even the best available practical hydrogen storage tanks allow the gas to leak out at a rate of about 1 percent per day Wow, I did not know that.
by stevage 3y ago
> even the best available practical hydrogen storage tanks allow the gas to leak out at a rate of about 1 percent per day
Wow, I did not know that.
- kulahan 3y agoReally hard to keep a molecule that small in one place for long! I've definitely heard that it really just flies out of steel containers at shockingly high rates
- black6 3y agoEdit: I misunderstood context... My comment is regarding liquid hydrogen storage vessels. Gaseous can be stored indefinitely with proper seals. It doesn't leak; it has to be vented. Hydrogen cannot be a liquid, no matter the pressure, at ambient temperatures, and there will always be heat leak. So your liquid hydrogen is always boiling, and with a good vacuum jacked dewar you'll lose 1-1.5% of the vessel's volume a day.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoAlso hydrogen has an indirect effect on climate. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/atmospheric-implications-of-increased-hydrogen-use https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/atmospheric-impli...