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A study investigated hydrogen permeability in sulfur-cured NBR composites filled with carbon black (CB) and silica, using volumetric analysis across pressures ranging from 1.2 to 92.6 MPa. Both pure NBR and MT CB- and silica-filled NBR exhibited a single sorption mechanism that followed Henry’s law, indicating hydrogen absorption into the polymer chains. In contrast, HAF CB-filled NBR displayed dual sorption behavior, adhering to both Henry’s law and the Langmuir model, which suggests additional hydrogen adsorption at the filler interface. Hydrogen diffusivity in NBR followed Knudsen diffusion at low pressures and bulk diffusion at high pressures. In HAF CB-filled NBR, permeability decreased exponentially with increasing density, while in MT CB- and silica-filled NBR, it declined linearly. The strong polymer-filler interactions in HAF CB significantly influenced permeability. Permeability trends closely correlated with hardness, tensile strength, and density, allowing for the establishment of quantitative relationships between these physical and mechanical properties. These findings indicate that analyzing these properties can predict hydrogen permeability, positioning NBR composites as promising sealing materials for high-pressure hydrogen storage in refueling stations and fuel cell vehicles.

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A high-pressure in-situ permeation measuring system was developed to evaluate hydrogen permeation properties of polymer sealing materials under hydrogen environments up to 100 MPa. This system could perform real-time monitoring of hydrogen permeation following high-pressure hydrogen injection, employing the volumetric method for quantitative measurement. By utilizing a self-developed permeation-diffusion analysis program, this system enabled precise evaluation of permeation properties, including permeability, diffusivity and solubility. To apply the developed system to high-pressure hydrogen permeation tests, hydrogen permeation properties of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) materials containing silica fillers, specifically designed for use in high-pressure hydrogen environments, were evaluated. Permeation measurements were conducted under pressure conditions ranging from 5 to 90 MPa. Results showed that as pressure increased, hydrogen permeability and diffusivity decreased while solubility remained constant regardless of pressure. Finally, the reliability of this system was confirmed through uncertainty analysis of permeation measurements, with all results falling within an uncertainty of 10.8%.
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Energy Saving of Rubber Forming by Direct Heating Press Mold Development
Young Tae Cho
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2022;39(7):485-491.
Published online July 1, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/JKSPE.022.049
Rubber is positioned as an important material and essential tool and means for mass production of products in all industries due to its unique properties such as sealing, elasticity and shock absorption. However, in the case of conventional press rubber molding, its energy efficiency is low due to considerable heat loss, and the deviation of the temperature distribution of the molding mold is high due to the indirect heating method in which heat is transferred to the upper and lower molds installed on hot plates. The upper and lower heating plates were heated by several heaters installed on the hot plates. The high deviation of the temperature distribution causes unformed defects. Among the rubber mold working methods that consume considerable energy, this study attempted to reduce energy consumption by directly heating the mold via installing a heater inside the upper and lower molds in a compression mold with large energy loss. As a result, compared to the conventional method of transferring heat to the mold by heating the hot plate of the press, energy was saved by 30%, the initial mold heating time was shortened by 20 minutes, and the product defect was reduced with a rate of 25%.

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    International Journal of Metalcasting.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
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