Can the addition of hydrogen to natural gas reduce the explosion risk?

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2628-2636

  Middha, Prankul ^a   Engel, Derek ^b   Hansen, Olav R ^b  

^a GEXCON AS   (Norway)

^b GEXCON US   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Explosion risk; Hydrogen; Hythane; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD SOFTWARES; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COST DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSIVITIES; DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPLOSION RISK; FLAME SPEED; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; FUEL BLENDS; HYDROGEN ECONOMY; HYDROGEN SYSTEM; HYTHANE; MIXTURE COMPOSITIONS; OVER-PRESSURES; PRACTICAL SYSTEMS; PREMIXED; SAFETY BENEFITS; SAFETY PROPERTY; SAFETY STUDIES;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COMBUSTION; DISPERSIONS; EMISSION CONTROL; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FLAMMABILITY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 79551634678     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.04.132     Document Type: Article

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