Honeycomb hydrogen storage structure with restrictive neck

Abstract

Process for manufacturing a heat transfer management/compartmentalization system for a metal hydride hydrogen storage containment unit. The hydrogen storage alloy is divided into compartments having a honeycomb configuration.

1 . A process for constructing a compartmentalized hydrogen storage vessel comprising: 
 disposing a honeycomb configured compartmentalization structure inside a metallic cylindrical structure having at least one opening;    forming a restrictive neck from said at least one opening by reducing the diameter of said at least one opening; and    filling said honeycomb configured compartmentalization structure with a hydrogen storage alloy.    
     
     
         2 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein said honeycomb configured compartmentalization structure comprises at least one block having a honeycomb configuration.  
     
     
         3 . The process according to  claim 2 , wherein said blocks comprise a plurality of adjacent cells having a cell wall, an open top, and an open bottom.  
     
     
         4 . The process according to  claim 2 , wherein said blocks are comprised of a corrugated material.  
     
     
         5 . The process according to  claim 1 , wherein said diameter of said at least one opening is reduced via a spinning process.