Buoyancy-driven ventilation of hydrogen from buildings: Laboratory test and model validation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 5592-5603

  Barley, C D ^a   Gawlik, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Experiment; Garage; Hydrogen; Safety; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC ANALYSIS; CFD; CFD MODELING; CFD MODELS; FULL SCALE TESTS; GARAGE; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLES; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; LABORATORY TEST; LABORATORY TESTING; LEAK RATE; LOW-VELOCITY; MODEL VALIDATION; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS; STEADY CONDITIONS;

ALGEBRA; AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BUOYANCY; GARAGES (PARKING); HELIUM; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MODEL BUILDINGS; RISK PERCEPTION; VENTILATION;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 67649605065     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.078     Document Type: Article

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