Numerical simulation of hydrogen dispersion in the vicinity of a cubical building in stable stratified atmospheres

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2356-2369

  Olvera, Héctor A ^a   Choudhuri, Ahsan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; CFD; Impact assessment; k lunate turbulence model; Micro scale

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DISPERSIONS; METHANE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSIONS; IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MICRO-SCALE; TURBULENCE MODEL;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 33750984525     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.02.022     Document Type: Article

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