Descrizione del progetto
Garantire la sicurezza dei veicoli a idrogeno in spazi ristretti
Dato il numero crescente di veicoli alimentati a idrogeno sulle strade europee, occorre fare i conti con il problema della sicurezza pubblica e ambientale, in particolare in spazi ristretti, quali le gallerie. Inoltre, si dimostra necessario stabilire norme, codici e standard unificati per quanto riguarda i veicoli a idrogeno. Il progetto HyTunnel-CS, finanziato dall’UE, è composto di specialisti provenienti da diverse discipline che si propongono di esaminare in maniera critica i pericoli, i rischi correlati e le misure di sicurezza per i veicoli a idrogeno in spazi ristretti. I risultati derivanti da ricerche ed esperimenti saranno raccolti per la redazione di raccomandazioni volte all’ottimizzazione del livello di sicurezza e di risposta alle emergenze nelle gallerie, nonché alla revisione di norme, codici e standard. Il progetto favorirà la sicurezza pubblica e la prevenzione dei danni materiali e ambientali.
Obiettivo
"The aim of the HyTunnel-CS project is to perform pre-normative research for safety of hydrogen driven vehicles and transport through tunnels and similar confined spaces (FCH-04-1-2018). The main ambition is to facilitate hydrogen vehicles entering underground traffic systems at risk below or the same as for fossil fuel transport. The specific objectives are: critical analysis of effectiveness of conventional safety measures for hydrogen incidents; generation of unique experimental data using the best European hydrogen safety research facilities and three real tunnels; understanding of relevant physics to underpin the advancement of hydrogen safety engineering; innovative explosion and fire prevention and mitigation strategies; new validated CFD and FE models for consequences analysis; new engineering correlations for novel quantitative risk assessment methodology tailored for tunnels and underground parking; harmonised recommendations for intervention strategies and tactics for first responders; recommendations for inherently safer use of hydrogen vehicles in underground transportation systems; recommendations for RCS. The objectives will be achieved by conducting inter-disciplinary and inter-sectoral research by a carefully built consortium of academia, emergency services, research and standard development organisations, who have extensive experience from work on hydrogen safety and safety in tunnels and other confined spaces. The complementarities and synergies of theoretical, numerical and experimental research will be used to close knowledge gaps and resolve technological bottlenecks in safe use of hydrogen in confined spaces. The project outcomes will be reflected in appropriate recommendations, models and correlations could be directly implemented in relevant RCS (UN GTR#13, ISO/TC 197, CEN/CLC/TC 6, etc.). HyTunnel-CS will reduce over-conservatism, increase efficiency of installed safety equipment and systems to save costs of underground traffic systems."
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
BT52 1SA Coleraine
Regno Unito