CFD simulation study to investigate the risk from hydrogen vehicles in tunnels

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 5875-5886

  Middha, Prankul ^a   Hansen, Olav R ^a  

^a GEXCON AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

CFD; Hydrogen vehicles; Risk; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; CFD; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTER MODELLING; DILUTION PROCESS; EXPLOSION HAZARDS; EXPLOSION LOADS; EXPLOSION PRESSURE; EXPLOSION RISK; FLAMMABLE GAS CLOUD; GAS CLOUDS; GAS TANKS; HYDROGEN CAR; HYDROGEN RELEASE; HYDROGEN VEHICLES; HYDROGEN-FUELLED; LIQUID HYDROGEN TANKS; LONGITUDINAL VENTILATION; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; OFFSHORE INDUSTRY; PARKING GARAGE; POTENTIAL CHANGE; PRESSURE LEVEL; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; RELEASE RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; RISK LEVELS; ROAD TUNNEL; SIMULATION STUDIES; TIME DEPENDENT; TUNNEL LAYOUT; TUNNEL VENTILATION;

AUTOMOBILES; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FUEL TANKS; GARAGES (PARKING); GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDROGEN; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUEFIED GASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STOICHIOMETRY; TUNNELS; VEHICLES; WIND TUNNELS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67650709130     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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