TY - JOUR
T1 - Blast wave from a hydrogen tank rupture in a fire in the open: Hazard distance nomograms
AU - Kashkarov, Sergii
AU - Li, Zhiyong
AU - Molkov, Vladimir
PY - 2020/1/13
Y1 - 2020/1/13
N2 - The nomograms for graphical calculation of hazard distances and zones from a blast wave generated by a stand-alone (stationary) and an onboard (under-vehicle) high-pressure hydrogen tank ruptures in a fire are presented. The nomograms can be used by first responders, hydrogen safety engineers and other stakeholders to determine hazard distances and zones based on a blast wave strength characterised by both overpressure and impulse. The nomograms were built using the validated physical model of a blast wave decay published by the authors and accounting for the contribution of combustion into the blast wave strength. Two types of nomograms are developed: one for on-site use by the first responders, and another for design of hydrogen systems and infrastructure by hydrogen safety engineers. The paper underlines the importance of international regulatory activities to unify harm to people and damage to buildings criteria across different countries.
AB - The nomograms for graphical calculation of hazard distances and zones from a blast wave generated by a stand-alone (stationary) and an onboard (under-vehicle) high-pressure hydrogen tank ruptures in a fire are presented. The nomograms can be used by first responders, hydrogen safety engineers and other stakeholders to determine hazard distances and zones based on a blast wave strength characterised by both overpressure and impulse. The nomograms were built using the validated physical model of a blast wave decay published by the authors and accounting for the contribution of combustion into the blast wave strength. Two types of nomograms are developed: one for on-site use by the first responders, and another for design of hydrogen systems and infrastructure by hydrogen safety engineers. The paper underlines the importance of international regulatory activities to unify harm to people and damage to buildings criteria across different countries.
KW - Blast wave
KW - Combustion
KW - Engineering tool
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Rupture
KW - Storage
UR - https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/blast-wave-from-a-hydrogen-tank-rupture-in-a-fire-in-the-open-haz-2
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360319919342661
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076250212&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.11.084
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.11.084
M3 - Article
VL - 45
SP - 2429
EP - 2446
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
SN - 0360-3199
IS - 3
ER -