Pressure Peaking Phenomena for Unignited Liquid Hydrogen Releases: Experiments and Analysis
By: Janni Vizma, Wayne Rattigan, Janet Welch and Greg Wray
References
- Brennan, S. and Molkov, V. (2013) ‘Safety assessment of unignited hydrogen discharge from onboard storage in garages with low levels of natural ventilation’, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(19), pp. 8159–8166. Available at: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.036
- Cirrone, D. et al. (2021) ‘The pressure peaking phenomenon for ignited under-expanded hydrogen jets in the storage enclosure: Experiments and simulations for release rates of up to 11.5 g/s’, Energies, 15(1), p. 271. Available at: 10.3390/en15010271
- Lach, A.W., Gaathaug, A.V. and Vaagsaether, K. (2020) ‘Pressure peaking phenomena: Unignited hydrogen releases in confined spaces – large-scale experiments’, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(56), pp. 32702–32712. Available at: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.08.221
- Leachman, J.W. et al. (2009) ‘Fundamental equations of state for parahydrogen, normal hydrogen, and Orthohydrogen’, Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 38(3), pp. 721–748. Available at: 10.1063/1.3160306
- Shentsov, V., Kuznetsov, M. and Molkov, V. (2015) ‘The pressure peaking phenomenon: Validation for unignited releases in laboratory-scale enclosure’, International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, 6.
- Shentsov, V., Makarov, D. and Molkov, V. (2019) ‘Scientific Principles of e-Laboratory of Hydrogen Safety’, International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, 9, pp. 1306–1314. Available at: 10.18720/spbpu/2/k19-82
Language: English
Page range: 73 - 83
Submitted on: Jan 20, 2026
Accepted on: Mar 25, 2026
Published on: Apr 6, 2026
Published by: KIT Scientific Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
© 2026 Janni Vizma, Wayne Rattigan, Janet Welch, Greg Wray, published by KIT Scientific Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.