Similarity consideration of the buoyant jet resulting from hydrogen leakage

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 5803-5809

  El Amin, M F ^a   Kanayama, H ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buoyant jet; Entrainment; Hydrogen leakage; Plume; Similarity solutions

Indexed keywords

BUOYANT JET; ENTRAINMENT; HYDROGEN LEAKAGE; PLUME; SIMILARITY SOLUTIONS;

BUOYANCY; JETS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 67650713590     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.059     Document Type: Article

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