An inter-comparison exercise on CFD model capabilities to simulate hydrogen deflagrations in a tunnel

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 7862-7872

  Baraldi, D ^a   Kotchourko, A ^b   Lelyakin, A ^b   Yanez, J ^b   Middha, P ^c   Hansen, O R ^c   Gavrikov, A ^d   Efimenko, A ^d   Verbecke, F ^e   Makarov, D ^e   Molkov, V ^e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GEXCON AS   (Norway)

^d KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Explosions; Hydrogen; Hydrogen safety; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD (COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS); CFD METHOD; CFD MODELS; COMBUSTION MODEL; CONFINED ENVIRONMENT; CRITICAL ACCIDENTS; ENERGY CARRIERS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDROGEN DEFLAGRATION; HYDROGEN SAFETY; HYDROGEN-AIR MIXTURE; INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OVER-PRESSURES; RESEARCH CENTRES; SIMULATION RESULT;

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; EXPLOSIVES; HYDROGEN; RESEARCH; SIMULATORS; TUNNELS; WIND TUNNELS;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 69349102284     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.06.055     Document Type: Article

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