Multi-capability Platform for Testing Materials in High Temperature and Pressure Hydrogen

Test facilities to evaluate materials compatibility in hydrogen are abundant for high pressure and low temperature (<100C). However, there are no capabilities to allow testing in high pressure and high temperature (> 300 C).The invention combines multiple capabilities to test structural materials in high pressure and high temperature flowing hydrogen and hydrogen combustion atmospheres (e.g., gas mixtures with steam, SO2, nitrogen). This test platform allows environmental testing in various flowing hydrogen containing gas mixtures for temperatures up to 1200C while the mechanical test capability caters to tensile, creep and fatigue testing for temperatures up to 1000C and pressures up to 500 bar in flowing gas mixtures.

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