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This review outlines the prospects for gaseous hydrogen, stored in high-pressure cylinders, as a fuel for automotive applications. Following an initial description of hydrogen embrittlement problems encountered in the past in steel cylinders, the article explores the use of other types of gas cylinders, including the recent examples of hoop-wound and fully wound composites. Central to the article is the concept of the volume of hydrogen transported for the minimum amount of container weight. Finally, the role of international standards in developing safe and efficient cylinders for this application is emphasized.
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British Standard BS5045: Part 1: Appendix E: Transportable Gas Containers, Specification for Seamless Steel Containers above 0.5 Litre Water Capacity.
ISO 11114–1: Transportable Gas Cylinders—Compatibility of Cylinder and Valve Materials with Gas Contents—Part I: Metallic Materials (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland).
R.S. Irani and D.M. Hayes, Integrity of Gas Containers (National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, U.K., 1984) p. 90.
G.M. Pressouyre, Acta Metall. 28 (1979) p. 89.
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Irani, R.S. Hydrogen Storage: High-Pressure Gas Containment. MRS Bulletin 27, 680–682 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2002.221
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