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Dr. Richard S. Fu, a research engineer at Southwest Research Institute, and Dr. Mohamed Shaat, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at St. Mary’s University, aim to replace traditional, time-intensive physical hydrogen storage vessel durability test cycles with a high-fidelity modeling framework. By combining physics-based simulations with targeted validation tests, the team hopes to create a tool that can accurately forecast vessel lifecycle and durability and facilitate advanced metal hydride vessels as more reliable solid-state storage solutions.