Minireview on the Leakage Ignition and Flame Propagation Characteristics of Hydrogen: Advances and Perspectives
Caiping Wang, Lingchen Zhao, Jiao Qu, Yang Xiao, Jun Deng, Chi‐Min Shu
Abstract
Hydrogen energy is a clean and efficient type of green energy whose use has been widely promoted. However, because of its physical and chemical characteristics, hydrogen tends to cause fires and explosions under certain conditions, which restricts its widespread application. After briefly describing the danger of high-pressure hydrogen (HPH), this paper summarizes the ignition and flame propagation characteristics of HPH leakage diffusion and describes the influences of various factors, such as leakage location, initial leakage velocity, initial pressure, presence of vents, ignition location, pipe size, and presence of obstacles, on these characteristics. HPH is likely to ignite spontaneously at the moment of leakage, and this ignition involves complex dynamics. Finally, the gap in the current research on HPH is described, and suggestions are provided for future research to promote the safe and efficient use of hydrogen energy.