Detailed simulations of the transient hydrogen mixing, leakage and flammability in air in simple geometries

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2824-2833

  Vudumu, Shravan K ^a   Koylu, Umit O ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrogen dispersion; Hydrogen safety

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLAMMABILITY; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS;

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; FIRE SAFETIES; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; HIGH DENSITIES; HYDROGEN JETS; HYDROGEN MIXING; HYDROGEN SAFETY; MIXING PROCESS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; SUDDEN RELEASE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSIENT BEHAVIORS; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 62249188859     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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