Flame Quenching Limits of Hydrogen Leaks

dc.contributor.advisorSunderland, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorMoran, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.departmentFire Protection Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-20T05:37:51Z
dc.date.available2008-06-20T05:37:51Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-01en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines flame quenching limits of hydrogen leaks in compression fittings and tube burners. Experimental work is presented. Measurements included ignition limits for leaking compression fittings on tubes of 3.16-12.66 mm in diameter and the ignition and quenching limits of tube burners with diameters of 0.15 - 0.56 mm. Minimum ignition flow rates of 0.028 mg/s for hydrogen, 0.378 mg/s for methane, and 0.336 mg/s for propane were found in the compression fitting experiments. The upstream pressure does not play a role in the ignition flowrate limit. The minimum quenching limits of hydrogen found in tube burners were 2.1 and 3.85 μg/s in oxygen and air, respectively. These correspond to heat release rates of 0.252 and 0.463 W, respectively, the former being the weakest observed flame ever.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8194
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Generalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHydrogenen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLeaksen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledQuenching Limitsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCompression Fittingsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIgnition Limitsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWeakest Flameen_US
dc.titleFlame Quenching Limits of Hydrogen Leaksen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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