Hydrogen valve

{{Short description|Valve designed for hydrogen service}} {{Citations broken|date=January 2022}} A '''hydrogen valve''' is a special type of valve that is used for [[hydrogen]] at very low temperatures or high pressures in [[hydrogen storage]] or for example [[hydrogen vehicles]]. [[Image:Inconel-Tilting disc check valve--The-Alloy-Valve-Stockist.JPG|180px|right|thumb|Inconel tilting disc [[check valve]] for hydrogen service.]]

==Types== High pressure [[ball valve]]s up to 6000 [[psig]] (413 [[Bar (unit)|bar]]) at 250 degrees F (121 degrees C) and [[flow coefficient]]s from 4.0 to 13.8.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_August_23/ai_n6165031 Hydrogen ball valve]</ref>

==Material== [[Valve]]s used in industrial hydrogen and oxygen applications, such as petrochemical processes, are often made of [[inconel]].

==See also== * [[Diaphragm valve]] * [[Gate valve]] * [[Hydrogen tank]] {{Commons category|Inconel valves|Inconel valves|position=left}}

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080111040905/http://www.ika.rwth-aachen.de/r2h/index.php/Hydrogen_Valve Hydrogen valve]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hydrogen Valve}} [[Category:Valves]] [[Category:Hydrogen technologies]] [[Category:Cryogenics]]

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