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Storage, Transportation and Use of Hydrogen-Rich Fuel

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 791

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Fire & Explosion Protection Laboratory, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Interests: hydrogen energy; combustion; engines; gas turbines; safety; transportation decarbonization

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue welcomes articles that focus on the storage, transportation and use of hydrogen-enriched fuels.

Hydrogen is an ideal energy carrier and has thus received significant attention in recent years. Hydrogen-enriched fuels, such as pure H2, CH4/H2, CO/H2 and NH3/H2, can be employed in gas turbines, internal combustion engines, and fuel cells. However, the addition of hydrogen poses a challenge to the safety of the production, storage, transportation, and application of hydrogen-enriched fuels. Combustion occurs if these hydrogen-enriched fuels are leaked and ignited, threatening the safety of people’s lives and properties. It is crucial to understand the phenomena, mechanisms, and models associated with the storage, transportation and use of hydrogen-enriched fuels.

This Special Issue will explore research advancements in the safety of hydrogen-enriched fuels, including the leakage, combustion (such as ignition, flame propagation, and burning velocity), and explosion of hydrogen gases and fuels during storage, transportation, and use. We welcome the submission of articles that focus on the monitoring, prevention, and control of hydrogen accidents to ensure the safe and widespread utilization of hydrogen energy.

Dr. Haoran Zhao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • hydrogen-enriched fuels
  • hydrogen energy safety
  • combustion
  • leakage
  • explosion

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The Propagation Characteristics of Turbulent Expanding Flames of Methane/Hydrogen Blending Gas
by Haoran Zhao, Chunmiao Yuan, Gang Li and Fuchao Tian
Energies 2024, 17(23), 5997; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17235997 - 28 Nov 2024
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In the present study, the effect of hydrogen addition on turbulent flame propagation characteristics is investigated in a fan-stirred combustion chamber. The turbulent burning velocities of methane/hydrogen mixture are determined over a wide range of hydrogen fractions, and four classical unified scaling models [...] Read more.
In the present study, the effect of hydrogen addition on turbulent flame propagation characteristics is investigated in a fan-stirred combustion chamber. The turbulent burning velocities of methane/hydrogen mixture are determined over a wide range of hydrogen fractions, and four classical unified scaling models (the Zimont model, Gulder model, Schmidt model, and Peters model) are evaluated by the experimental data. The acceleration onset, cellular structure, and acceleration exponent of turbulent expanding flames are determined, and an empirical model of turbulent flame acceleration is proposed. The results indicate that turbulent burning velocity increases nonlinearly with the hydrogen addition, which is similar to that of laminar burning velocity. Turbulent flame acceleration weakens with the hydrogen addition, which is different from that of laminar flame acceleration. Turbulent flame acceleration is dominated by turbulent stretch, and flame intrinsic instability is negligible. Turbulent stretch reduces with hydrogen addition, because the interaction duration between turbulent vortexes and flamelets is shortened. The relative data and conclusions can provide useful reference for the model optimization and risk assessment of hydrogen-enriched gas explosion. Full article
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