Investigation of small-scale unintended releases of hydrogen: Buoyancy effects

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4702-4712

  Schefer, R W ^a   Houf, W G ^a   Williams, T C ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Hydrogen; Hydrogen leaks; Turbulent jets

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDROGEN;

BUOYANCY EFFECTS; DIMENSIONAL PROPERTIES; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROGEN LEAKS; LENGTH SCALING; PARTICLE-IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; RAYLEIGH; TIME-AVERAGED; TURBULENT JET FLOW; TURBULENT JETS;

NONMETALS;

EID: 50849140814     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.05.091     Document Type: Article

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