SAE Publishes Hydrogen Quality Guidelines
Karen Hall, National Hydrogen Association
The Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) has recently announced that the second version of document: J2719_200804 - Information Report on the Development of a Hydrogen Quality Guideline for Fuel Cell Vehicles has been published.
The Hydrogen Quality Work Group of the SAE Fuel Cell Standards Committee has continued to develop this document, validating information contained in the first published version and working with ASME to develop test methods. This work, along with an international validation activity, continues, and will be used to update both the SAE Information Report and a similar ISO Technical Report.
It is envisioned that the Information Report will be used to:
- Simplify the testing and documentation requirements for fueling stations used in the fleet demonstration programs
- Prioritize the testing of the effects of non-hydrogen constituents on fuel cell and storage media performance
- Prioritize the durability effort on fuel cells
- Prioritize the development of analytical measurement techniques and instruments
- Assist in the compatibility testing of materials to be used with hydrogen fuel
- Assist in setting the minimum functional requirements for components to be in contact with hydrogen fuel
- Continue the dialogue in generating a fuel specification
The activity has utilized experts from around the world, including automobile manufactures, fuel cell developers, and hydrogen suppliers. The work has been coordinated with a similar activity in ISO/TC 197.
Visit http://works.sae.org if you would like additional details. To purchase this document, visit http://www.sae.org/technical/standards/J2719_200804
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