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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2022.24.4.305

Risk analysis of flammable range according to hydrogen vehicle leakage scenario in road tunnel  

Lee, Hu-Yeong (Dept. of ICT Mechanical Engineering, Shinhan University Graduate School)
Ryu, Ji-Oh (Dept. of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shinhan University)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.24, no.4, 2022 , pp. 305-316 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hydrogen energy is emerging as an alternative to the depletion of fossil fuels and environmental problems, and the use of hydrogen vehicles is increasing in the automobile industry as well. However, since hydrogen has a wide flammability limit of 4 to 75%, there is a high concern about safety in case of a hydrogen car accident. In particular, in semi-enclosed spaces such as tunnels and underground parking lots, a fire or explosion accompanied by hydrogen leakage is highly likely to cause a major accident. Therefore, it is necessary to review hydrogen safety through analysis of flammability areas caused by hydrogen leakage. Therefore, in this study, the effect of the air velocity in the tunnel on the flammability area was investigated by analyzing the hydrogen concentration according to the hydrogen leakage conditions of hydrogen vehicles and the air velocity in the tunnel in a road tunnel with standard section. Hydrogen leakage conditions were set as one tank leaking and three tanks leaking through the TPRD at the same time and a condition in which a large crack occurred and leaked. And the air velocity in the tunnel were considered 0, 1, 2.5, and 4.0 m/s. As a result of the analysis of the flammability area, it is shown that when the air velocity of 1 m/s or more exists, it is reduced by up to 25% compared to the case of air velocity of 0 m/s. But there is little effect of reducing the flammability area according to the increase of the wind speed. In particular, when a large crack occurs and completely leaks in about 2.5 seconds, the flammability area slightly increases as the air velocity increases. It was found that in the case of downward ejection, hydrogen gas remains under the vehicle for a considerably long time.
Keywords
Hydrogen vehicle; Road tunnel; Flammability area; Hydrogen leakage; Risk analysis;
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