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Comment by dsp1234

The spec sheet at [0] claims:

Hydrogen storage is "Approx. 5.0 kg"

122.4L of volume (60L front, 62.4L rear)

pressure is between 70 MPa and 87.5MPa

Doing the math shows:

density of hydrogen at 70MPa equals 36.69 g/L [1]

122.4L at 36.69 g/L equals 4.49kg [2]

density of hydrogen at 87.5MPa equals 45.96 g/L [3]

122.4L at 45.96 g/L equals equals 5.63kg [4]

So the amount is somewhere between 4.5kg and 5.63kg, depending upon the final pressure after filling. Which seems to line up squarely with "Approx. 5.0kg".

[0] - https://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2016+toyota+mirai+fuel...

[1] - http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=density+of+hydrogen+at+...

[2] - http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=122.4L+at+36.69+grams%2...

[3] - http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=density+of+hydrogen+at+...

[4] - http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=122.4L+at+45.96+g%2FL

parent dsp1234 8 years ago

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