輸氫管道發展及氣相氫脆研究

主講人 : Prof. Frank Cheng

Hydrogen has become a critical player in energy transition. Hydrogen delivery is integral to the entire value chain of hydrogen economy. Of various modes for hydrogen distribution, pipelines provide an economical and effective means to transport hydrogen with an increased capacity over long distances. Pipeline steels are prone to hydrogen embrittlement (HE) in high-pressure hydrogen gas if hydrogen (H) atoms generate from the gaseous environment and enter the steels. The HE can compromise structural integrity and cause failures of the pipelines. The HE of hydrogen pipelines is unique. Major gaps exist in both fundamental and applied aspects. This talk will provide fundamentals of gaseous HE of steels, detailing specific features of the problem. A thermodynamic model is developed to evaluate the feasibility of H atom generation from high-pressure gaseous environments. The density functional theory is used to determine stable configurations for H atom adsorption and absorption on crystalline lattice plane, grain boundaries and dislocations. The mechanical properties of pipeline steels in high-pressure hydrogen gas environments are reviewed, and novel methods to detect H atoms in steels are intriduced.

主講人簡介：

Dr. Frank Cheng, a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (RSC), is a Professor, Canada Research Chair in Pipeline Engineering and Director in Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Center at the University of Calgary. Frank is a world-renowned leader in Energy Pipeline Technology, with specializations in materials science, electrochemical corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, and structural integrity of hydrogen, carbon dioxide and natural gas pipelines. He is the author of 4 books and 310 peer-reviewed journal papers. The total citations of his publications exceed 17,000 and the H-index is 78. According to the latest release by Stanford University, Frank ranks the world’s top 0.06% of influential scientists in the Materials area. Frank was named the Canadian Distinguished Materials Scientists in 2019. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards from international associations and agencies such as NACE, ASM, AMPP, CIM, MetSoc and IAAM. Frank is a Fellow of NACE, ICorr, IOM3, and IAAM. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering.

程玉峰，加拿大皇家科學院院士。現任卡爾加里大學終身教授、加拿大能源管道領域國家首席教授、先進材料與制造中心主任、加拿大杰出材料科學家。目前主要從事氫氣、二氧化碳和天然氣管道的材料科學、電化學腐蝕與結構完整性研究。出版個人研究專著4部，發表學術期刊論文310余篇，引用超過17,000次，H-因子78，名列材料學科世界前萬分之六最有影響力科學家。先后獲美國腐蝕工程協會 (NACE) Uhlig獎和技術成就獎、美國材料協會 (ASM) Brian Ives獎、美國材料防護與服役協會 (AMPP) Oladis Troconis de Rincón獎、加拿大礦業冶金與石油協會 (CIM) 杰出講座獎、加拿大冶金與材料協會 (MetSoc) 金屬化學獎、國際先進材料協會 (IAAM) 金質勛章等，為美國腐蝕工程協會 (NACE)、英國腐蝕協會 (ICorr) 、英國材料礦業與礦產協會 (IMMM) 、國際先進材料協會 (IAAM)會士，擔任期刊Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering (KeAi/Elsevier) 主編。