Experimental test of 5-ton-per-day hydrogen turbine expander for Claude's hydrogen liquefaction system

ZHANG Ze; WANG Haodong; NIU Bingyao; LI Shanfeng; ZHAO Kang; CHEN Shuangtao; CHEN Liang; HOU Yu

doi:10.11949/0438-1157.20260201

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Experimental test of 5-ton-per-day hydrogen turbine expander for Claude's hydrogen liquefaction system

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- Experimental test of 5-ton-per-day hydrogen turbine expander for Claude's hydrogen liquefaction system
- CIESC Journal Pages: 1-13(2026)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.西安交通大学能源与动力工程学院，陕西西安 710049
  2.深低温技术与装备教育部重点实验室，陕西西安 710049
  3.北京航天试验技术研究所，北京 100074
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- DOI：10.11949/0438-1157.20260201
  CLC： TB 653
- Received：10 February 2026，
  
  Revised：2026-05-30，
  
  Online First：03 June 2026，
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张泽, 王浩东, 牛炳尧, 李山峰, 赵康, 陈双涛, 陈良, 侯予. 克劳德氢液化系统用5吨/天氢透平膨胀机实验测试[J]. 化工学报,

ZHANG Ze, WANG Haodong, NIU Bingyao, LI Shanfeng, ZHAO Kang, CHEN Shuangtao, CHEN Liang, HOU Yu. Experimental test of 5-ton-per-day hydrogen turbine expander for Claude's hydrogen liquefaction system[J]. CIESC Journal,
张泽, 王浩东, 牛炳尧, 李山峰, 赵康, 陈双涛, 陈良, 侯予. 克劳德氢液化系统用5吨/天氢透平膨胀机实验测试[J]. 化工学报, DOI： 10.11949/0438-1157.20260201

ZHANG Ze, WANG Haodong, NIU Bingyao, LI Shanfeng, ZHAO Kang, CHEN Shuangtao, CHEN Liang, HOU Yu. Experimental test of 5-ton-per-day hydrogen turbine expander for Claude's hydrogen liquefaction system[J]. CIESC Journal, DOI： 10.11949/0438-1157.20260201

摘要

为测试深低温氢透平膨胀机的性能，搭建了氢透平膨胀机空气实验平台和氢气实验系统，对一台自主研发的5吨/天氢液化系统用氢透平膨胀机开展了常温空气下的机械性能测试、常温氢气及低温氢气下的热力性能实验。空气实验测得透平最高转速10.2万转/分，达到了设计转速，验证了自主研发的氢透平膨胀机转子结构设计的合理性。氢气实验测得氢透平膨胀机的最低进口温度达到47.5 K，最高等熵效率达到84%。测试结果表明所搭建的实验系统运行情况良好，所测试的氢透平膨胀机达到了设计要求，为氢透平膨胀机在氢液化系统中的应用提供了参考。

Abstract

To evaluate the performance of a cryogenic hydrogen turboexpander

an air test platform and a hydrogen test system were established. Mechanical performance tests under ambient air conditions and thermodynamic performance tests under ambient hydrogen and cryogenic hydrogen conditions were conducted on a self-developed hydrogen turboexpander designed for a 5-ton-per-day hydrogen liquefaction system. The air test showed that the turboexpander reached a maximum rotational speed of 102

000 rpm

meeting the design speed and validating the rationality of the self-developed rotor structure. The hydrogen tests showed that the turboexpander achieved a minimum inlet temperature of 47.5 K and a maximum isentropic efficiency of 84%. The test results indicate that the established test platforms operate satisfactorily and the tested hydrogen turboexpander meets the design requirements

providing a reference for the application of hydrogen turboexpanders in hydrogen liquefaction systems.

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