HySafe standard benchmark Problem SBEP-V11: Predictions of hydrogen release and dispersion from a CGH2 bus in an underpass

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3857-3867

  Venetsanos, A G ^a   Papanikolaou, E ^a,d   Hansen, O R ^b   Middha, P ^b   Garcia, J ^c   Heitsch, M ^d   Baraldi, D ^d   Adams, P ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b GEXCON AS   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CFD; CGH2 bus; Hydrogen safety; Release and dispersion; Tunnel; Underpass

Indexed keywords

ADREA-HF; BENCH-MARK PROBLEMS; CFD CODES; CGH2 BUS; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; DISPERSION PATTERNS; GASEOUS HYDROGEN; HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN ACCUMULATION; HYDROGEN JETS; HYDROGEN RELEASE; HYDROGEN SAFETY; I BEAMS; MAIN BEAMS; RELEASE AND DISPERSION; SENSITIVITY TESTS; STORAGE PRESSURES;

BRIDGE DECKS; BUSES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; HYDROGEN; STANDARDS; UNDERPASSES; WIND TUNNELS;

HYDROGEN STORAGE;

EID: 77950298380     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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