Source, dispersion and combustion modelling of an accidental release of hydrogen in an urban environment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Venetsanos, A G ^a   Huld, T ^b   Adams, P ^c   Bartzis, J G ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Combustion; Compressed gas; Dispersion; EIHP; Explosion; Hydrogen; Inner city; Release; Safety; Street canyon; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; IGNITION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

HYDROGEN;

HYDROGEN;

ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROGEN; SAFETY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLOUD; COMBUSTION; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOSION; INDUSTRY; LIQUID; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICS; PRESSURE; SCALE UP; SIMULATION; SWEDEN; TURBULENT FLOW; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0242457389     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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