Modelling and numerical simulation of permeated hydrogen dispersion in a garage with adiabatic walls and still air

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2582-2588

  Saffers, J B ^a   Makarov, D ^a   Molkov, V V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Diffusion; Dispersion; Hydrogen; Permeation; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC WALL; ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN TRANSPORT; IN-CONTROL; LINEAR DISTRIBUTION; LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PERMEATION RATE; QUASI-STEADY STATE; SAFETY; SOURCE TERMS; STORAGE TANK; TANK CAPACITY; TOP SURFACE;

BUILDINGS; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; ENCLOSURES; GARAGES (PARKING); HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

PERMEATION;

EID: 79551619356     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.05.085     Document Type: Article

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