摘要 |
PURPOSE:To safely transport hydrogen by repeating a cycle of occluding hydrogen in a hydrogen absorbing alloy in a receptacle for storing a cooled hydrogen absorbing alloy, carrying the receptacle and discharging hydrogen at a hydrogen receiving station and returning the receptacle. CONSTITUTION:At a hydrogen feed-out station, a hydrogen gas is once stored in a storing tank 3, and a hydrogen absorbing alloy storing receptacle 12 is fed into a reaction acceleration tank 6. After that a valve 5 is opened to supply the hydrogen gas in the storing tank 3 to the alloy storing receptacle 12. At this time, a heat medium liquid for cooling is delivered to the reaction acceleration tank 6 by a pump 13. When the hydrogen absorbing reaches saturated state, the alloy storing receptacle 12 is taken out from the tank 6 and sent to a hydrogen receiving station by carrying means. At the hydrogen receiving station, the alloy storing receptacle 12 is heated to discharge hydrogen from the hydrogen absorbing alloy. |