PNR for safety of hydrogen driven vehicles and transport through tunnels and similar confined spaces

Project Information

HyTunnel-CS

Grant agreement ID: 826193

DOI

10.3030/826193

Project closed

EC signature date 7 December 2018

Start date 1 March 2019

End date 31 July 2022

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Total cost

€ 2 500 000,00

EU contribution

€ 2 500 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
United Kingdom

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (25)

Detailed research programme on hydrogen fires in confined structures
Detailed research programme on unignited leaks in tunnels and confined space
Update 2 of Data Management Plan
Dissemination conference
Recommendations for inherently safer use of hydrogen vehicles in underground traffic systems
Final report on analytical, numerical and experimental studies on hydrogen dispersion in tunnels, including innovative prevention and mitigation strategies

Final report on analytical numerical and experimental studies on hydrogen dispersion in tunnels including innovative prevention and mitigation strategies

Final report on analytical, numerical and experimental studies on fires, including innovative prevention and mitigation strategies

Final report on analytical numerical and experimental studies on fires including innovative prevention and mitigation strategies

Report on selection and prioritisation of scenarios
Update 1 of Data Management Plan
Results of the deferred experimental programme and associated activities

The deliverable will report results of the experimental programme to be performed at HSE and results of analytical and numerical modelling and model validation dependent on HSE experimental studies

Report on the workshop of emergency services
Harmonised recommendations on response to hydrogen accidents
Detailed research programme on explosion in underground transportation systems
Report on existent intervention strategies and tactics for first responders
Report on assessment of effectiveness of conventional safety measures in underground transportation systems and similar confined spaces
Dissemination, communication and awareness plan

Dissemination communication and awareness plan

Report on critical analysis of RCS for tunnels and similar confined spaces
Final Data Management Plan
Update 1 of dissemination and awareness plan
Update 2 of dissemination and awareness plan
Report of quantitative risk assessment methodology
Project quality plan
Final report on analytical, numerical and experimental studies on explosions, including innovative prevention and mitigation strategies

Final report on analytical numerical and experimental studies on explosions including innovative prevention and mitigation strategies

Report on hydrogen hazards and risks in tunnels and similar confined spaces
Recommendations for RCS

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Hydrogen tank rupture in fire in the open atmosphere: hazard distance defined by fireball

Author(s): Makarov, D., Shentsov, V., Kuznetsov, M., Molkov, V.
Published in: Hydrogen, Issue 2(1), 2021, Page(s) 134-146, ISSN 2673-4141
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/hydrogen2010008

Spatial and radiative characteristics of large scale hydrogen jet-fires

Author(s): Russo, P., Marra, F., Mazzaro, M., Pilo, F., Marini, D., Vianello, C., Pulci, G.
Published in: Chemical Engineering Transactions, Issue 82, 2020, Page(s) 217-222, ISSN 2283-9216
Publisher: The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering
DOI: 10.3303/cet2082037

Effect of heat transfer through the release pipe on simulations of cryogenic hydrogen jet fires and hazard distances

Author(s): Cirrone, D., Makarov, D., Kuznetsov, M., Friedrich, A., Molkov, V.
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 47(50), 2022, Page(s) 21596-21611, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.276

Large scale experiments and model validation of Pressure Peaking Phenomena-ignited hydrogen releases

Author(s): Lach, A.W., Gaathaug, A.V.
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 46(11), 2021, Page(s) 8317-8328, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.12.015

Pressure peaking phenomena: Unignited hydrogen releases in confined spaces – Large-scale experiments

Author(s): Agnieszka Weronika Lach, André Vagner Gaathaug, Knut Vaagsaether
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.08.221

Numerical analysis of hydrogen release, dispersion and combustion in a tunnel with fuel cell vehicles using all-speed CFD code GASFLOW-MPI

Author(s): Yabing Li, Jianjun Xiao, Han Zhang, Wolfgang Breitung, Jack Travis, Mike Kuznetsov, Thomas Jordan
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.09.063

Performance of hydrogen storage tank with TPRD in an engulfing fire

Author(s): Molkov, V., Dadashzadeh, M., Kashkarov, S., Makarov, D.
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 46(11), 2021, Page(s) 8317-8328, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.128

Dynamics of blast wave and fireball after hydrogen tank rupture in a fire in the open atmosphere

Author(s): Molkov, V.V., Cirrone, D.M.C., Shentsov, V.V., Dery, W., Kim, W., Makarov, D.V.
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 45(5), 2021, Page(s) 4644-4665, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.10.211

Quantitative risk assessment methodology for hydrogen tank rupture in a tunnel fire

Author(s): Kashkarov, S., Dadashzadeh, M., Sivaraman, S., Molkov V.
Published in: Hydrogen, Issue 3, 2022, Page(s) 512-530, ISSN 2673-4141
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/hydrogen3040033

Effect of mechanical ventilation on accidental hydrogen releases - large-scale experiments

Author(s): Lach, A.G., Gaathaug, A.V.
Published in: Energies, Issue 4(11), 2021, Page(s) 3008, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en14113008

Blast wave generated by delayed ignition of under-expanded hydrogen free jet at ambient and cryogenic temperatures

Author(s): Cirrone D., Makarov D., Friedrich A., Grune J., Takeno K., Molkov V.
Published in: Hydrogen, Issue 3, 2022, Page(s) 433–449, ISSN 2673-4141
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/hydrogen3040027

The pressure peaking phenomenon for ignited under-expanded hydrogen jets in the storage enclosure: experiments and simulations for release rates of up to 11.5 g/s

Author(s): Cirrone, D., Makarov, D., Lach, A.W., Gaathaug, A.V., Molkov, V.
Published in: Energies, Issue 15, 2022, Page(s) 111844, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15010271

Structural response analysis of explosions in hydrogen-air mixtures in tunnel-like geometries

Author(s): Bratland, M., Bjerketvedt, D., Vaagsaether, K.
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 231, 2021, Page(s) 111844, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111844

Hydrogen jet fire from a thermally activated pressure relief device (TPRD) from onboard storage in a naturally ventilated covered car park

Author(s): Hussein, H., Brennan, S., Molkov, V.
Published in: Hydrogen, Issue 2(3), 2021, Page(s) 343-361, ISSN 2673-4141
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/hydrogen2030018

Full-scale tunnel experiments: Blast wave and fireball evolution following hydrogen tank rupture

Author(s): Kudriakov, S., Studer, E., Bernard-Michel, G., Bouix, D., Domergue, L., Forero, D., Gueguen, H., Ledier, C., Manicardi, P., Martin, M., Sauzedde, F.
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Safety, Issue 47(43), 2022, Page(s) 18911-18933, ISSN 1879-3487
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.037

The blast wave decay correlation for hydrogen tank rupture in a tunnel fire

Author(s): V. Molkov, W. Dery
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 45/55, 2020, Page(s) 31289-31302, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.08.062

Conference proceedings (19)

Numerical simulations of suppression effect of water mist on hydrogen deflagration in confined spaces

Author(s): Xu, Z., Zhang, Z., Kotchourko, A., Lelyakin, A.
Published in: Int. Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

Water Mist Characteristics for Explosion Mitigation

Author(s): Lundberg, J., Sikka, R., Vaagsaether, K. Bjerketvedt, D.
Published in: 10th Int. Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Issue 10, 2022
Publisher: University of South-Easter Norway

Effect of mechanical ventilation on accidental hydrogen releases – large scale experiments

Author(s): Lach, A.W., Gaathaug, A.V.
Published in: Int. Conference of Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

Parameter estimation using Bayesian approach for a model of Pressure Peaking Phenomena-ignited H2 releases

Author(s): Lach, A.W., Østby, T.G.
Published in: Proceedings of the 61st SIMS Conference on Simulation and Modelling SIMS 2020, Issue Yearly, 2020, Page(s) 443-450, ISBN 978-91-7929-731-2
Publisher: Scandinavian Simulation Society and Linköping University
DOI: 10.3384/ecp20176

Overview of first outcomes of PNR project HyTunnel-CS

Author(s): Makarov, D., Cirrone, D., Shentsov, V., Kashkarov, S., Molkov, V., Xu, Z., Kuznetsov, M., Venetsanos, A., Giannissi, S., Tolias, I., Vaagsaether, K., Gaathaug, A., Pursell, M., Rattigan, W., Markert, F., Giuliani, L., Bernad, A., Sanz Millán, M., Kummer, U., Brauner, C., Russo, P., van den Berg, J., de Jong, F., Van Esbroeck, T., Van De Veire, M., Bouix, D., Bernard-Michel, G., Grune, J., Stern,
Published in: International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association on Hydrogen Safety

Study of attenuation effect of water droplets on shockwaves from hydrogen explosion

Author(s): Kotchourko, J. Mohacsi, A. Lelyakin, T. Jordan, Z. Xu
Published in: Int. Conference of Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

Effect of heat transfer through the release pipe on simulations of cryogenic hydrogen jet fires and hazard distances

Author(s): Cirrone, D., Makarov, D., Kuznetsov, M., Friedrich, A., Molkov, V.
Published in: Int. Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

Numerical study of the effects of tunnel inclination and ventilation on the dispersion of hydrogen released from a car

Author(s): Koutsourakis, N., Tolias, I.C., Giannissi, S.G., Venetsanos, A.G.
Published in: International Conference on Hydrogen Energy, Issue 9th ICHS (2021), 2021
Publisher: Int. Association for Hydrogen Safety

Risk associated to H2 vehicles in tunnels and other confined spaces

Author(s): Russo, P., Cortellini, M.C., Markert, F.
Published in: Nordic Fire and Safety Days 2022 – Book of Abstracts, Issue Yearly, 2022, Page(s) 13-14, ISBN 978-91-89711-12-9
Publisher: RISE, Sweden

Investigation on cooling effect of water sprays on tunnel fires of hydrogen

Author(s): Xu, Z., Jiang, F., Jordan, T.
Published in: Int. Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

QRA methodology of hydrogen tank rupture in a fire in a tunnel

Author(s): Kashkarov, S., Sivaraman, S., Molkov, V.
Published in: 10th Int. Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Oslo, Norway, Issue 10, 2022
Publisher: University of South-Eastern Norway

Numerical Investigation of Thermal Hazards from Under-expanded Hydrogen Jet Fires Using a New Scheme for the Angular Discretization of the Radiative Intensity

Author(s): Momferatos, G., Venetsanos, A.G., Russo, P.
Published in: International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, Issue 9th ICHS (2021), 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

Numerical modeling of the thermal response of a tunnel concrete slab exposed to hydrogen fire

Author(s): Vivanni, L., Giuliani, L.
Published in: NFSD Nordic Fire & Safety Days: Book of abstracts from the digital NFSD Nordic Fire & Safety Days 15-16 of June 2021, Issue Yearly, 2021, Page(s) 24-25
Publisher: RISE, Sweden

Pressure peaking phenomena: Large-scale experiments of ignited and unignited hydrogen releases

Author(s): Lach, A.W., Gaathaug, A.V.
Published in: Proceedings of 13th Int. Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions, Braunschweig, Germany, 27-31 July 2020, Issue 2 years, 2020, Page(s) 813-826
Publisher: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany
DOI: 10.7795/810.20200724

Numeric study on shock wave attenuation by water mist in confined spaces

Author(s): Xu, Z., Mohacsi, J., Kotchourko, A., Lelyakin, A., et al.
Published in: Int. Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Conference of Hydrogen Safety

Modelling of ventilated hydrogen dispersion in presence of co-flow and counter-flow

Author(s): Giannissi, S.G., Tolias, I.C., Ebne Abbasi, H., Makarov, D., Xu, Z., Zhang, Z., Grune, J., Sempert, K.
Published in: International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association on Hydrogen Safety

Thermal effects from downwards hydrogen impinging jet flame – experimental results from high-pressure releases in a carpark

Author(s): Lach, A.W., Gaathaug, A.V. and Vaagsaether, K.
Published in: 10th Int. Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Issue 10, 2022
Publisher: University of South-Easter Norway

Effect of TPRD diameter and direction of release on hydrogen dispersion in underground parking

Author(s): Shentsov, V., Makarov, D., Molkov., V.
Published in: Int. Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety

Hydrogen jet structure in presence of forced co-, counter- and cross-flow ventilation

Author(s): Grune, J., Sempert, K., Kuznetsov, M., Jordan, T.
Published in: Int. Conference on Hydrogen Safety 2021, Issue 9th ICHS, 2021
Publisher: Int. Association of Hydrogen Safety