{"id":10202,"date":"2024-09-10T11:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/?p=10202"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:25:26","slug":"pche-exchangers-for-hydrogen-refuelling-stations-at-hydrogen-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/10202\/pche-exchangers-for-hydrogen-refuelling-stations-at-hydrogen-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"PCHE exchangers for hydrogen refuelling stations at Hydrogen Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s gonna talk again about PCHE<\/strong><\/a>, printed circuit heat exchangers<\/strong><\/a>. This week Tempco is participating at the Hydrogen Expo<\/strong><\/a>, in Piacenza, Italy (hosted by the MCD<\/a><\/strong> stand in Pav.1 Booth B118<\/strong>), an exhibition dedicated to the hydrogen technologies<\/strong>. Tempco will be present because this is a very interesting market with very interesting applications, and especially with regard to hydrogen distribution applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Everyone is involved in problems related to mobility and sustainability<\/strong>, and one of the incoming solutions for the near future is related to cars or anyway transports and vehicles using hydrogen as energy source in the powertrain<\/strong>. Hydrogen both as a direct source of energy for internal combustion engines<\/strong> or as indirect source of energy to power electric engines in electric vehicles and e-mobility solutions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In fact, we are especially speaking about hydrogen distribution stations<\/strong>, for the refueling of cars and vehicles powered with hydrogen<\/strong>, thus employing hydrogen powered engines. In particular, these distribution systems require the presence of heat exchangers<\/strong><\/a> in order to decrease the hydrogen temperature during the refueling operations<\/strong> for these kind of vehicles, cars, buses, trucks or whatever. Decreasing the hydrogen temperature and storing a high pressure volume of it aiming at lowering refueling times<\/strong> and to be able to store the hydrogen at the proper pressure level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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PCHE exchangers<\/strong><\/a>, thanks to their peculiar characteristics, consisting in being fully manufactured in stainless steel<\/strong>, completely welded<\/strong>, and thus constructed in a compatible material, being full-inox, these exchangers are the ideal solution for hydrogen cooling<\/strong> tasks.<\/p>\n

We have seen it already in other videos focused on PCHE exchangers employed in multi-stage compressors for hydrogen<\/strong><\/a> and technical gases. In this case a mono-stage exchanger is employed for the direct cooling of hydrogen but with very high operating pressures.<\/p>\n

The application is very intriguing. If you’re interested, come visit us in Piacenza at Hydrogen Expo<\/strong>, Pav. 1 Booth B118<\/strong>, or contact us.<\/p>\n