Abstract
Hydrogen is a promising clean and sustainable energy carrier. Hydrogen is usually stored at high pressure due to its low density. Hydrogen releases from high pressure storage can result in underexpanded jets that will mix with air, forming a large combustible cloud. If the jets are ignited, jet flames will form with a large hazard area. This study simulated hydrogen jets and jet flames for storage pressures of 1~70 MPa and nozzle diameters of 1~2 mm using the HyRAM software. The results show that the jet diffusion distance increased with the hydrogen stagnation pressure and the nozzle diameter. The diffusion distances were correlated with the nozzle diameter and the hydrogen stagnation pressure. The jet flames and thermal radiations were then analyzed to show that the flame length and hazard distance both increased with the stagnation pressure and nozzle diameter. Correlations for radiation major harm distance, harm distance and no harm distance were developed to predict the jet flame hazard range. The present study can provide references for the safety design of hydrogen applications.
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