In a future energy supply system based on renewable sources hydrogen technology will play a key role. Because the amount of energy from renewable sources, such as wind or solar power, differs seasonally and regionally, an energy storage method is necessary.
Hydrogen, as an environmentally friendly energy carrier, can fill this gap in an ideal way, in particular for mobile applications (Wurster et al., 2009). Already today, in Germany the amount of hydrogen as a byproduct in chemical industry is enough for fuelling about 1 Mio passenger cars1. Excess electrical power can be used to produce hydrogen by electrolysis. On demand, this hydrogen can be used for mobile or stationary fuel cells. Beside this new developing technology, hydrogen is used as fuel for rocket engines and in chemical industry since a long time. Table 1 comprises some physical parameters of hydrogen. It can be seen that hydrogen gas has a very low density which makes storage at high pressure or in liquid form (LH2) necessary.
Tribologisches Verhalten der Werkstoffpaarung Polymerverbundwerkstoff/Stahl bei tiefen Temperaturen
(2005)
This paper presents the mechanical and tribological properties of
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
matrix composites filled with short carbon fibers in cryogenic
environments. Tensile tests were performed at room temperature (RT)
in air and in LN2. Tribological experiments were carried out with a
pin-on-disc configuration at RT, in LN2, in LH2 and in LHe. PEEK
composites have a better tribological performance than PTFE materials
especially regarding the wear resistance.
Supporting elements between large superconducting magnets like the field coils in WENDELSTEIN 7-X have to sustain high loads while allowing a certain amount of tangential movement without any stick-slip motion. In model tests with reciprocating friction in liquid helium and vacuum a PVD-MoS2-coating has proven its suitability for these components. It showed a very stable sliding behaviour with a friction coefficient below 0.1 without coating failure under all test conditions.
Cryogenic solid lubrication
(2013)
Vakuumtribologie
(2010)
Tieftemperaturtribologie
(2010)