A Model for Assessing the Potential Impact Radius of Hydrogen Pipelines Based on Jet Fire Radiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- The pressure inside the hydrogen pipeline decays with time;
- (2)
- The rupture leads to a double-ended gas release.
2. Radiation Threshold for Potential Impact Radius
- (1)
- The people located outdoors when failure happens would be exposed to a low and finite chance of fatality.
- (2)
- The property represented by a typical wooden structure would not ignite and burn, thereby providing indefinite protection for people indoors when failure happens.
3. A Model for Assessing Potential Impact Radius
3.1. Equivalent Mass Release Rate
3.2. Flame Radiation Model
3.3. Potential Impact Radius for Hydrogen Pipelines
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
- (1)
- A model for assessing the potential impact radius is proposed, including an equivalent mass release rate that considers the pressure drop of the hydrogen pipeline leakage and a radiation model based on a weighted multi-source model;
- (2)
- A simplified correlation (Equation (10)) is proposed to calculate the potential impact radius and to provide a reference for industrial use. The proposed model consistently yields more accurate results than the single point source model. The validation against an actual pipeline leakage demonstrates good agreement with real-world scenarios.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Operation Pressure (MPa) | Pipeline Diameter (mm) |
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6.3, 6, 5.5, 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, 2.5, 2 | 610, 600, 500, 450, 400, 325, 300 |
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Lin, Y.; Yu, A.; Liu, Y.; Liu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Kuang, C.; Lu, Y.; Dang, W. A Model for Assessing the Potential Impact Radius of Hydrogen Pipelines Based on Jet Fire Radiation. Fire 2024, 7, 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7020038
Lin Y, Yu A, Liu Y, Liu X, Zhang Y, Kuang C, Lu Y, Dang W. A Model for Assessing the Potential Impact Radius of Hydrogen Pipelines Based on Jet Fire Radiation. Fire. 2024; 7(2):38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7020038
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Yujie, Anfeng Yu, Yi Liu, Xiaolong Liu, Yang Zhang, Chen Kuang, Yuan Lu, and Wenyi Dang. 2024. "A Model for Assessing the Potential Impact Radius of Hydrogen Pipelines Based on Jet Fire Radiation" Fire 7, no. 2: 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7020038