NFPA World Safety presentation

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2nd International Conference on Hydrogen
Safety San Sebastian, September 11-13, 2007
CFD Modeling of Hydrogen Dispersion Experiments
for SAEJ2578 Test Methods Development Andrei V.
Tchouvelev, Jake DeVaal et al
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Acknowledgement
Financial Support Presented research was
supported in part by Natural Resources Canada
through the activities of the Codes and Standards
Working Group of the Canadian Transportation Fuel
Cell Alliance, by the research performers,
A.V.Tchouvelev Associates Inc. and Ballard
Power Systems
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Ballard Experiments for FC Vehicles Safety
Experiments Set-up / Modeling Domain
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Ballard Experiments for FC Vehicles Safety
Dispersion Experiments Results
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CFD Modeling of Ballard Experiments
Dispersion Experiments Calculations Key
Challenges
Representation of moving plastic sheet
Fans unknown swirl coefficient
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CFD Modeling of Ballard Experiments
Dispersion Experiments Calculations Selected
Sensors
Sensor 1
Sensor 2
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CFD Modeling of Ballard Experiments
Dispersion Experiments Calculations Selected
Sensors
Sensor 7
Sensor 8
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CFD Modeling of Ballard Experiments
Next Step Ignition Experiments