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Experimental and numerical investigation of turbulent jets issuing through a realistic pipeline geometry: Asymmetry effects for air, helium, and hydrogen

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Abstract Experiments and numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the dispersion of turbulent jets issuing from realistic pipe geometries. The effect of jet densities and Reynolds numbers on vertical buoyant… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Experiments and numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the dispersion of turbulent jets issuing from realistic pipe geometries. The effect of jet densities and Reynolds numbers on vertical buoyant jets were investigated, as they emerged from the side wall of a circular pipe, through a round orifice. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) and planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) techniques were employed simultaneously to provide time-averaged flow velocity and concentrations fields. Large eddy simulation (LES) was applied to provide further detail with regards to the three-dimensionality of air, helium, and hydrogen jets. These jets were always asymmetric and found to deflect about the vertical axis. The deflection was influenced by buoyancy, where heavier gases deflected more than lighter gases. Significant turbulent mixing was also observed in the near field. The jets from realistic pipe geometries experienced faster velocity decay and asymmetric jet spreading compared to round jets. These findings indicate that conventional round jet assumptions are, to some extent, inadequate to predict gas concentration, entrainment rates and, consequently, the extent of the flammability envelope of realistic gas leaks.

Keywords: hydrogen; issuing realistic; air helium; turbulent jets; jets issuing; geometry

Journal Title: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Year Published: 2018

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