Modeling of vented hydrogen-air deflagrations and correlations for vent sizing

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-156

  Molkov, Vladimir ^a   Dobashi, Ritsu ^b   Suzuki, Masataro ^b   Hirano, Toshisuke ^b  

^a All Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Correlations; Flame stretch; Hydrogen air and hydrocarbon air mixtures; Theory and experiment; Vented deflagration

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CORRELATION METHODS; FLAME RESEARCH; MIXTURES; THERMODYNAMICS; VENTS;

BRADLEY NUMBER; FLAME STRETCH; HYDROGEN-AIR DEFLAGRATIONS; LE CHATELIER-BROWN PRINCIPLE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0033099508     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(98)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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