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Large-scale experimental study of open, impinging and confined hydrogen jet fires
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Fire and Safety.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3445-8074
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Fire and Safety.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2164-940x
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Fire and Safety.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6674-3972
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Fire and Safety.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4248-8396
2025 (English)In: Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, ISSN 0950-4230, E-ISSN 1873-3352, Vol. 96, article id 105614Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Hydrogen tanks used in transportation are equipped with thermal pressure relief devices to prevent a tank rapture in case of fire exposure. The opening of the pressure relief valve, in such a scenario, would likely result in an impinging and (semi-) confined hydrogen jet fire. Therefore, twelve large-scale experiments of hydrogen jet fires and one large-scale propane reference experiment have been conducted with various degrees of confinement, orientations of the jet, and distances from the nozzle to the impinging surface. Infrared and visible light videos, temperatures, heat fluxes, and mass flow rate of hydrogen or propane were recorded in each experiment. It was found that the hydrogen flame can be visible under certain conditions. The main difference between an open impinging jet and an enclosed impinging jet fire is the extent of the high-temperature region in the steel target. During the impinging jet fire test, 51% of the exposed target area exceeded 400 °C, while 80% of the comparable area exceeded 400 °C during the confined jet fire test. A comparison was also made to an enclosed propane jet fire. The temperature distribution during the propane fire was more uniform than during the hydrogen jet fire, and the localized hot spot in the impact region, as seen in the hydrogen jet fires, was not recorded. 

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Elsevier Ltd , 2025. Vol. 96, article id 105614
Keywords [en]
Fighter aircraft; Flammability testing; Jets; Premixed flames; Tanks (containers); Confinement; Fire tests; Hydrogen jet fires; Hydrogen safety; Hydrogen tank; Impingement; Impinging jet; Jet fire; Large scale experiments; Large-scales; Pressure relief valves
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-78381DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105614Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-86000153269OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-78381DiVA, id: diva2:1999442
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Funding: This work financed by the Research Council of Norway and the partner of the SH2IFT project [grant number 280964/ E20].

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