Thesis - Oztek_Muzaffer_T_200508_MA

However, it was noted that the partial pressures of H 2 in the two cases were different,
which will be addressed in the following sections where H 2 pressure is constant.
1.2
Wt. % H absorbed
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
(a)
(b)
-0.2
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
time (s)
(a) Under H 2 , partial pressure of H 2 = 5.11 atm.
(b) Under 50% (v/v) H 2 -He, partial pressure of H 2 = 3.33 atm.
Figure 28: Percent hydrogen curves of LaNi 5 hydrided with 50% (v/v) H 2 -He mixture and
pure H 2 .
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