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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2021.23.1.047

A basic study on the hazard of hydrogen feul cell vehicles in road tunnels  

Ryu, Ji-Oh (Dept. of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shinhan University)
Lee, Hu-Young (Dept. of ICT Mechanical Engineering, Shinhan University Graduate School)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.23, no.1, 2021 , pp. 47-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hydrogen is a next-generation energy source, and according to the roadmap for activating the hydrogen economy, it is expected that industries to stably produce, store, and transport of hydrogen as well as the supply of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be made rapidly. Accordingly, safety measures for accidents of hydrogen vehicles in confined spaces such as tunnels are required. In this study, as part of a study to ensure the safety of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in road tunnels, a basic investigation and research on the risk of fire and explosion due to gas leakage and hydrogen tank rupture among various hazards caused by hydrogen fuel cell vehicle accidents in tunnels was conducted. The following results were obtained. In the event of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle accidents, the gas release rate depends on the orifice diameter of TPRD, and when the gas is ignited, the maximum heat release rate reaches 3.22~51.36 MW (orifice diameter: 1~4 mm) depending on the orifice diameter but the duration times are short. Therefore, it was analyzed that there was little increase in risk due to fire. As the overpressure of the gas explosion was calculated by the equivalent TNT method, in the case of yield of VCE of 0.2 is applied, the safety threshold distance is analyzed to be about 35 m, and number of the equivalent fatalities are conservatively predicted to reach tens of people.
Keywords
Hydrogen tank rupture and explosion; Hydrogen gas release; Jet fire; Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle; Blast overpressure;
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