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A Study on Mitigating Accidents for Liquid Hydrogen

액체수소 사고피해 완화기술에 대한 연구

  • Jo, Young-Do (Institute of Gas Safety Technology, Korea Gas Safety Corporation) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Jun (Institute of Gas Safety Technology, Korea Gas Safety Corporation)
  • 조영도 (한국가스안전공사, 가스안전연구원) ;
  • 김진준 (한국가스안전공사, 가스안전연구원)
  • Received : 2012.07.18
  • Accepted : 2012.12.21
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

This paper is an attempt to give a concise overview of the state-of-the-art in the recent liquid hydrogen safety researches with unwanted event progress. The vessel of liquified hydrogen may fail and liquid hydrogen spilled. The hydrogen will immediately start to evaporate above a pool and make a hydrogen cloud. The cloud will disperse and can produce a vapor cloud explosion. The vessel containing the liquid hydrogen may not be able to cope with the boil-off due to heat influx, especially in case of a fire, and a BLEVE may occur. In equipment where it exists as compressed gas, a leak generates a jet of gas that can self-ignite immediately or after a short delay and produce a jet flame, or in case it ignites at a source a certain distance from the leak (delayed ignition), a flash fire occurs in the open and with confinement a deflagration or even detonation may develop. The up-to-date knowledge in these events, recent progress and future research are discussed in brief.

이 연구에서는 최근의 액체수소안전관련 연구현황을 간략히 살펴보고자 한다. 액체수소 저장용기가 파손되어 액체수소가 누출될 수 있다. 누출된 액체수소는 풀을 형성하고 증발하여 수소증기 운을 형성한 뒤 증기운 폭발이 일어날 수 있다. 액체수소를 저장하고 있는 용기가 외부로부터 유입되는 열에 의하여 증발하는 가스를 처리하지 못할 경우에는 BLEVE가 발생할 수 있다. 압축된 수소가스가 있는 시설에서는 수소누출에 의한 제트화제가 발생하고 지연점화에 의하여 개방공간에서 플래시 화재 및 폭발이 발생할 수 있다. 이러한 여러 가지 사건에 대하여 최근의 기술개발과 향후연구개발 방향에 대하여 간략히 살펴보았다.

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