Green hydrogen for lorry filling station
Solution | Piston compressor
Application | H2 Refuelling of a truck fleet
Country | South Africa
Application | H2 Refuelling of a truck fleet
Country | South Africa
To operate a fleet of fuel cell lorries in a surface mine, the green hydrogen obtained from alkaline electrolysis must be stored efficiently. The hydrogen is compressed in two processes to a final pressure of around 350 bara. The first step involves a three-stage compression from an atmospheric inlet pressure to a storage pressure of 31 bara to enable post-compression.
The combination of water vapour-saturated hydrogen and a high volume flow poses a particular challenge. With the compressor solution, up to 850 kg of green hydrogen can be stored daily and is thus reliably available for the operation of the lorry fleet.
| Series | TVD 900 |
| Description | 3-stage, double-acting |
| Suction pressure | 0,90 - 1,03 bar(a) |
| Final pressure | 31 bar(a) |
| Volume flow | 362 - 385 Nm³/h |
| Gas state | 100% saturated with water vapour |
| Compressor cooling | water-cooled |