Development Status and Challenges of Thermal Insulation in Large Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tanks

Yang Haonan; Yin Liang; Ju Yonglin

doi:10.12465/j.issn.0253-4339.2025.03.057

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Development Status and Challenges of Thermal Insulation in Large Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tanks

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- Development Status and Challenges of Thermal Insulation in Large Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tanks
- Journal of Refrigeration Vol. 46, Issue 3, Pages: 57-66(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.上海交通大学机械与动力工程学院　上海　 200240
  2.上海交通大学碳中和发展研究院　上海　 200030
- 作者简介：
  
  Ju Yonglin, male, professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 86-21-34206532, E-mail: yju@sjtu.edu.cn. Research fields: liquefied natural gas and liquefied hydrogen technology, cryogenic heat transfer and cryogenic distillation.
- 基金信息：
- DOI：10.12465/j.issn.0253-4339.2025.03.057
  CLC： TB61⁺1;TK91;TQ053.2
- Received：04 December 2023，
  
  Revised：17 January 2024，
  
  Accepted：02 April 2024，
  
  Published：16 June 2025
- 稿件说明：
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Yang Haonan, Yin Liang, Ju Yonglin. Development Status and Challenges of Thermal Insulation in Large Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tanks[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2025, 46(3): 57-66.
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Yang Haonan, Yin Liang, Ju Yonglin. Development Status and Challenges of Thermal Insulation in Large Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tanks[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2025, 46(3): 57-66. DOI： 10.12465/j.issn.0253-4339.2025.03.057.

摘要

作为零碳能源及实现“双碳”目标的关键技术，氢能近年来在全球范围内受到广泛关注。液氢存储由于储氢密度大、存储压力低、能量密度高等特点，具有很大的优势。但氢能产业化发展面临诸多关键问题，其中长期大规模存储和远距离输运等技术一直是液氢应用过程中的瓶颈，重要解决途径是发展高效的大规模液氢储运技术和设计建造绝热性能良好的大型液氢储罐。综述了大型液氢储罐存储技术的国内外发展现状，分析液氢在存储中的低温绝热技术、材料热应力等关键问题，指出液氢储运技术上的挑战，并对液氢存储技术的发展方向做出展望。

Abstract

Hydrogen energy

as a carbon-free energy source and a pivotal technology for attaining the goals of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality"

has attracted considerable global interest in recent years. The storage of liquid hydrogen offers several advantages owing to its high hydrogen storage density

low storage pressure

and high energy density. However

the industrial development of hydrogen energy still faces many problems. Technologies for large-scale

long-term storage and long-distance transportation are crucial problems in the utilization of liquid hydrogen. Therefore

it is necessary to develop efficient technologies for storing and transporting liquid hydrogen and to build large liquid hydrogen storage tanks with good thermal insulation performance. In this paper

the development status of large liquid hydrogen storage tank storage technology at home and abroad is reviewed

and key problems such as cryogenic insulation and material thermal stress in liquid hydrogen storage are analyzed. The difficulties associated with hydrogen storage and transportation are highlighted

and the development direction of liquid hydrogen storage technology is examined.

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