Improving Hydrogen Safety for Energy Applications (HySEA) through pre-normative research on vented deflagrations

Deliverables

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (6)

First software release FLACS-Hydrogen

First software release of FLACS-Hydrogen within the HySEA project

First software release HyFOAM

First software release of HyFOAM in the HySEA project

First blind-prediction tests (demonstration)

First blind-prediction tests (demonstration of explosion experiments in containers)

Graphical profile and templates (technical note and files)

Establishing the graphical profile (logo) and templates (documents, presentation) for the HySEA project

Second software release HyFOAM

Second software release of improved version of HyFOAM in the HySEA project

Second blind-prediction test (demonstration)

Demonstration related to second blind-prediction tests in containers

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (15)

“Gold” open-access publication summarizing technical results from HySEA

“Gold” open-access publication summarizing the technical results from HySEA

Second HySEA newsletter

The Second HySEA newsletter

“Green” open-access publication on first blind-prediction study

“Green” open-access publication summarizing the results from the first blind-prediction study

Fourth HySEA newsletter

Distribution of the Fourth HySEA newsletter

“Green” open-access publication on EMs vs. CFD (FLACS-Hydrogen)

“Green” open-access publication on comparison between predictions by Engineering Models (EMs) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations with FLACS-Hydrogen.

“Green” open-access publication on second blind-prediction study

“Green” open-access publication summarizing the results from the second blind-prediction study

“Gold” open-access publication on EMs

“Gold” open-access publication describing the capabilities of the improved Engineering Models (EMs)

Second popular science event

Second popular science event: media communication

“Green” open-access publication on EMs vs. CFD (HyFOAM)

“Green” open-access publication on comparison between predictions by Engineering Models (EMs) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations with HyFOAM.

First blind-prediction study announced

Announcement of the first blind-prediction study

Third HySEA newsletter

Third HySEA newsletter

First popular science event

First popular science event: media communication

First HySEA newsletter

Publication and distribution of the First HySEA newsletter

“Green” open-access publication on modelling in FLACS-Hydrogen

“Green” open-access publication describing the modelling in FLACS-Hydrogen

Project website

Setting up the project website. For convenience, the website will be set up as a sub-domain under www.gexcon.com, but the main address will be www.hysea.eu

Documents, reports (8)

Final dissemination report

Final report summarizing the dissemination of results from HySEA

Final report EMs

Final report on Engineering Models (EMs)

Minutes from First HySEA Workshop

Minutes from the First HySEA Workshop

Technical note on the MEP for HySEA

The technical note will describe the Model Evaluation Protocol (MEP) for the HySEA project.

Minutes from Second HySEA Workshop

Minutes from the Second HySEA Workshop

Final validation report EMs vs. CFD

Final validation report comparing predictions by Engineering Models (EMs) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools.

Minutes from final HySEA workshop

Minutes from the final HySEA workshop

Report from second blind-prediction study

Report from second blind-prediction study on hydrogen explosions in containers

Publications

Conference proceedings (24)

Evaluation of Engineering Models for Vented Lean Hydrogen Deflagrations

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha; Vendra C. Madhav Rao; Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Twenty-Sixth International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (26 ICDERS), Boston, 30 July – 4 August 2017, 2017, Page(s) 6 pp
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1134925

Numerical modelling of vented lean hydrogen-air deflagrations using HyFOAM

Author(s): Vendra C. Madhav Rao; Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Twenty-Sixth International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (26 ICDERS), Boston, 30 July – 4 August 2017, 2017, Page(s) 7 pp
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1134895

Influence of congestion on vented hydrogen deflagrations in 20-foot ISO containers: homogeneous fuel-air mixtures

Author(s): Trygve Skjold; Helene Hisken; Sunil Lakshmipathy; Gordon Atanga; Matthijs van Wingerden; Kjetil Lien Olsen; Morten Norlemann Holme; Nils Martin Turøy; Martin Mykleby; Kees van Wingerden
Published in: Twenty-Sixth International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (26 ICDERS), Boston, 30 July – 4 August 2017, 2017, Page(s) 6 pp
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1218170

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF EMPIRICAL MODELS FOR VENTED LEAN HYDROGEN EXPLOSIONS

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha; Vendra C. Madhav Rao; Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 545-555
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1137672

Consequence models for vented hydrogen deflagrations: CFD vs. engineerings models

Author(s): Sunil Lakshmipathy; Trygve Skjold; Helene Hisken; Gordon Atanga
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 615-626
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1165350

HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGEN DEFLAGRATIONS IN SMALL SCALE ENCLOSURE. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

Author(s): Schiavetti Martino; Pini Tommaso; Carcassi Marco
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 533-544
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1005296

The role of the flow field generated by the venting process on the time history of a vented deflagration

Author(s): Schiavetti Martino; Pini Tommaso; Carcassi Marco
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 567-578
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3258326

Experimental measurements of structural displacement during hydrogen vented deflagrations for FE model validation

Author(s): Pini, T., Hanssen, A.G., Schiavetti, M. & Carcassi, M.
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 400-411
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3258314

Vented hydrogen deflagrations in containers: effect of congestion for homogeneous mixtures

Author(s): Trygve Skjold; Helene Hisken; Sunil Lakshmipathy; Gordon Atanga; Matthijs van Wingerden; Kjetil Lien Olsen; Morten Norlemann Holme; Nils Martin Turøy; Martin Mykleby; Kees van Wingerden
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 591-603
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.998039

VENTED HYDROGEN DEFLAGATIONS IN AN ISO CONTAINER

Author(s): Vendra C. Madhav Rao; Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 579-590
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1135082

Structural response for vented hydrogen deflagrations: coupling CFD and FE tools

Author(s): Gordon Atanga; Sunil Lakshmipathy; Trygve Skjold; Helene Hisken; Arve Grønsund Hanssen
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 378-387
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1165356

Blind-prediction: estimating the consequences of vented hydrogen deflagrations for homogeneous mixtures in 20-foot ISO containers

Author(s): Skjold, T., Hisken, H., Lakshmipathy, S., Atanga, G., Carcassi, M., Schiavetti, M., Stewart, J.R., Newton, A., Hoyes, J.R., Tolias, I.C., Venetsanos, A.G., Hansen, O.R., Geng, J., Huser, A., Helland, S., Jambut, R., Ren, K., Kotchourko, A., Jordan, T., Daubech, J., Lecocq, G., Hanssen, A.G., Kumar, C., Krumenacker, L., Jallais, S., Miller, D. and Bauwens, C.R.
Published in: Proceedings Seventh International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2017), 2017, Page(s) 639-652
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1165364

Fluid structure interactions modelling in vented lean deflagrations

Author(s): Rao, V.C.M. and Wen, J.X.
Published in: Proceedings Twelfth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (XII ISHPMIE), 2018, Page(s) 899-914
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2602154

Comparison of Engineering and CFD Model Predictions for Overpressures in Vented Explosion

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha; Vendra C. Madhav Rao; Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Comparison of engineering and CFD model predictions for overpressures in vented explosions, 2018, Page(s) 860-874
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2600350

Phenomenological Modelling of External Cloud Formation in Vented Explosions

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha; Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Proceedings Twelfth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (XII ISHPMIE), 2018, Page(s) 847-859
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2601952

Blind-prediction: estimating the consequences of vented hydrogen deflagrations for inhomogeneous mixtures in 20-foot ISO containers

Author(s): Skjold, Trygve; Hisken, Helene; Bernard, Laurence; Mauri, Lorenzo; Atanga, Gordon; Lakshmipathy, Sunil; Pérez, Melodia Lucas; Carcassi, Marco; Schiavetti, Martino; Rao, Vendra Chandra Madhav; Sinha, Anubhav; Tolias, Ilias C.; Giannissi, Stella G.; Venetsanos, Alexandros G.; Stewart, James R.; Hansen, Olav Roald; Kumar, Chenthil; Krumenacker, Laurent; Laviron, Florian; Jambut, Romain; Huser, Asmun
Published in: Proceedings Twelfth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (XII ISHPMIE), 2018, Page(s) 875-898
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2600761

Vented hydrogen deflagrations in 20-foot ISO containers

Author(s): Skjold, Trygve
Published in: Proceedings Twelfth International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (XII ISHPMIE), 2018, Page(s) 823-846
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2603985

Modelling Flow Past Obstacles in Vented Explosions

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha, Jennifer Wen
Published in: Seventh International and Forty-fifth National Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power Conference (FMFP 2018), 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3247026

Modelling approach for vented lean deflagrations in non-rigid enclosures

Author(s): Rao, V.C.M and Wen, J.X.
Published in: Proceedings Ninth International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards (ISFEH9), 21-24 April 2019, Issue Vol. 1, 2019, Page(s) 393-402
DOI: 10.18720/spbpu/2/k19-81

Vented hydrogen deflagrations in weak enclosures: experimental results and implications for industrial practice

Author(s): Skjold, T.
Published in: Chemical Engineering Transactions, Issue Vol. 75, 2019

Numerical investigation of venting through roof for an ISO containers

Author(s): Rao, V.C.M and Wen, J.X.
Published in: Proceedings Twenty-Seventh International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (27 ICDERS), 2019, Page(s) 6 pp

Structural response of 20-foot shipping containers during vented hydrogen deflagrations

Author(s): Skjold, T., Hisken, H., Bernard, L. and Hanssen, A.G.
Published in: Proceedings Twenty-Seventh International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (27 ICDERS), 2019

Simulating vented hydrogen deflagrations: improved modelling in the CFD tool FLACS-Hydrogen

Author(s): Lucas, M., Hisken, H. and Skjold, T.
Published in: Proceedings Eighth International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (ICHS 2019), 2019

Validating, documenting and qualifying models used for consequence assessment of hydrogen explosion scenarios

Author(s): Hisken, Helene; Atanga, Gordon; Skjold, Trygve; Lakshmipathy, Sunil; Middha, Prankul
Published in: Proceedings Eleventh International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions, 2016, Page(s) 1069-1086
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.581649

Peer reviewed articles (20)

Structural response for vented hydrogen deflagrations: Coupling CFD and FE tools

Author(s): G. Atanga, S. Lakshmipathy, T. Skjold, H. Hisken, A.G. Hanssen
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 8893-8903, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.085

Non-homogeneous hydrogen deflagrations in small scale enclosure. Experimental results

Author(s): M. Carcassi, M. Schiavetti, T. Pini
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 43/41, 2018, Page(s) 19293-19304, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.172

Effect of ignition position on vented hydrogen–air explosions

Author(s): Jin Guo, Xuxu Sun, Shengchao Rui, Yong Cao, Kunlun Hu, Changjian Wang
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 40/45, 2015, Page(s) 15780-15788, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.09.038

Explosion venting of rich hydrogen-air mixtures in a small cylindrical vessel with two symmetrical vents

Author(s): Jin Guo, Changjian Wang, Xuanya Liu, Ye Chen
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 42/11, 2017, Page(s) 7644-7650, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.097

Consequence models for vented hydrogen deflagrations: CFD vs. engineering models

Author(s): S. Lakshmipathy, T. Skjold, H. Hisken, G. Atanga
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 8699-8710, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.079

Numerical modelling of vented lean hydrogen deflagations in an ISO container

Author(s): C. Madhav Rao Vendra, Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 8767-8779, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.11.093

Explosion venting of hydrogen-air mixtures from a duct to a vented vessel

Author(s): Hongwei Li, Jin Guo, Fuqiang Yang, Changjian Wang, Jiaqing Zhang, Shouxiang Lu
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 43/24, 2018, Page(s) 11307-11313, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.05.016

Small scale experiments and Fe model validation of structural response during hydrogen vented deflagrations

Author(s): T. Pini, A.Grønsund Hanssen, M. Schiavetti, M. Carcassi
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 9063-9070, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.05.052

The effect of vent burst pressure on a vented hydrogen–air deflagration in a 1 m3 vessel

Author(s): Shengchao Rui, Jin Guo, Gang Li, Changjian Wang
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 43/45, 2018, Page(s) 21169-21176, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.124

The effect of venting process on the progress of a vented deflagration

Author(s): M. Schiavetti, T. Pini, M. Carcassi
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 9080-9088, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.05.007

Performance evaluation of empirical models for vented lean hydrogen explosions

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha, Vendra C. Madhav Rao, Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 8711-8726, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.101

A simple model for calculating peak pressure in vented explosions of hydrogen and hydrocarbons

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha, Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.213

Blind-prediction: Estimating the consequences of vented hydrogen deflagrations for homogeneous mixtures in 20-foot ISO containers

Author(s): T. Skjold, H. Hisken, S. Lakshmipathy, G. Atanga, M. Carcassi, M. Schiavetti, J.R. Stewart, A. Newton, J.R. Hoyes, I.C. Tolias, A.G. Venetsanos, O.R. Hansen, J. Geng, A. Huser, S. Helland, R. Jambut, K. Ren, A. Kotchourko, T. Jordan, J. Daubech, G. Lecocq, A.G. Hanssen, C. Kumar, L. Krumenacker, S. Jallais, D. Miller, C.R. Bauwens
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 8997-9008, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.06.191

Vented hydrogen deflagrations in containers: Effect of congestion for homogeneous and inhomogeneous mixtures

Author(s): T. Skjold, H. Hisken, S. Lakshmipathy, G. Atanga, L. Bernard, M. van Wingerden, K.L. Olsen, M.N. Holme, N.M. Turøy, M. Mykleby, K. van Wingerden
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 44/17, 2019, Page(s) 8819-8832, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.10.010

Numerical simulation of flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition in hydrogen-air mixtures with concentration gradients

Author(s): C.J. Wang, J.X. Wen
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 42/11, 2017, Page(s) 7657-7663, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.06.107

Duct-vented hydrogen–air deflagrations: The effect of duct length and hydrogen concentration

Author(s): Fuqiang Yang, Jin Guo, Changjian Wang, Shouxiang Lu
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 43/45, 2018, Page(s) 21142-21148, ISSN 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.074

Experiments on vented hydrogen-air deflagrations: The influence of hydrogen concentration

Author(s): Jin Guo, Xuanya Liu, Changjian Wang
Published in: Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Issue 48, 2017, Page(s) 254-259, ISSN 0950-4230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2017.05.013

Blind-prediction: Estimating the consequences of vented hydrogen deflagrations for inhomogeneous mixtures in 20-foot ISO containers

Author(s): Trygve Skjold, Helene Hisken, Laurence Bernard, Lorenzo Mauri, Gordon Atanga, Sunil Lakshmipathy, Melodia Lucas Pérez, Marco Carcassi, Martino Schiavetti, Vendra Chandra Madhav Rao, Anubhav Sinha, Jennifer X. Wen, Ilias C. Tolias, Stella G. Giannissi, Alexandros G. Venetsanos, James R. Stewart, Olav Roald Hansen, Chenthil Kumar, Laurent Krumenacker, Florian Laviron, Romain Jambut, Asmund Huser
Published in: Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2019, ISSN 0950-4230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2019.06.013

Modular phenomenological model for vented explosions and its validation with experimental and computational results

Author(s): Anubhav Sinha, Vendra C. Madhav Rao, Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Issue 61, 2019, Page(s) 8-23, ISSN 0950-4230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2019.05.017

Fluid structure interactions modelling in vented lean deflagrations

Author(s): Vendra C. Madhav Rao, Jennifer X. Wen
Published in: Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2019, ISSN 0950-4230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2019.06.004