Safety studies on high-pressure hydrogen vehicle refuelling stations: Releases into a simulated high-pressure dispensing area
Safety studies on high-pressure hydrogen vehicle refuelling stations: Releases into a simulated high-pressure dispensing area
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高压氢气汽车加氢站的安全研究:释放到模拟高压分配区域
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.030
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
T. Gautier
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文献类型:
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作者:
L. Shirvill;T. Roberts;M. Royle;D. Willoughby;T. Gautier
If the general public is to use hydrogen as a vehicle fuel, customers must be able to handle hydrogen with the same degree of confidence, and with comparable risk, as conventional liquid and gaseous fuels. The hazards associated with jet releases from leaks in a vehicle-refuelling environment must be considered if hydrogen is stored and used as a high-pressure gas since a jet release in a confined or congested area can create an explosion hazard. As there was insufficient knowledge of the explosion hazards, a study was initiated to gain a better understanding of the potential explosion hazard consequences associated with high-pressure leaks from hydrogen vehicle refuelling systems. This paper describes the experiments with a dummy vehicle and dispenser units to represent refuelling station congestion. Experiments with ignition of premixed 5.4 m × 6.0 m × 2.5 m hydrogen–air clouds and hydrogen jet releases up to 40 MPa (400 bar) pressure are described. The results are discussed in terms of the conditions leading to the greatest overpressures and overall conclusions are made from these.