Will a flammable hydrogen/air cloud detonate? If so, under what conditions?
Flammable hydrogen releases can result in deflagration and transition to a detonation. Whether the
deflagration transitions to a detonation depends on numerous parameters such as cloud size, hydrogen
concentration, confinement, and congestion. Releases into confined or congested areas are more
susceptible to generating significant deflagration over-pressures and more likely to transition to
detonation.
Category
Hazards Analysis
Keywords
Detonation
Deflagration
Flammable Clouds
Submission Year
2023
Month
04