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Title: CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSION PROPAGATION IN CONFINED SPACES

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2025

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CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSION PROPAGATION IN CONFINED SPACES

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Authors

Vlad Mihai Pasculescu; Marius Cornel Suvar; Laurentiu Munteanu; Zoltan Vass; Andrada Denisa Matei

DOI

10.5593/sgem2025/4.1/s16.05

DOI Issue

10.5593/sgem2025/4.1

ISSN

1314-2704

ISBN

978-619-7603-83-5

Language

English

Volume

Issue

4.1

Editor

• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA• Prof. DSc. Ildiko Tulbure, GERMANY• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE

Scientific Area

Clean Energy Systems and Energy Storage Technologies. Hydrogen

Abstract/ Foreword

This study investigates the propagation of hydrogen explosions in confined environments, focusing on the influence of geometry on explosion dynamics. Experimental models were developed to analyze the impact of spatial constraints on pressure rise and flame acceleration.
Key parameters, including maximum pressure, flame front velocity, and pressure rise rate (dp/dt), were monitored and analyzed. The results highlight that changes in propagation direction significantly influence explosion behavior, leading to higher pressure peaks and increased flame acceleration. Comparative analysis with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations confirmed the experimental trends and provided a deeper understanding of the shock wave interactions in confined spaces.
These findings contribute to the development of improved predictive models for hydrogen explosion hazards, offering valuable insights for industrial safety applications and risk mitigation strategies in environments where hydrogen is used as an energy source. Future work will focus on refining CFD models to enhance the accuracy of explosion simulations under variable confinement conditions.

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This work was carried out through the ”Nucleu” Program within the National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation 2022-2027, with the support of the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research – National Authority for Research, project no. 23 32 02 02, title: Numerical modelling on the ignition and propagation of explosions generated by air-hydrogen mixtures – H2Model (in Romanian: Aceasta lucrare a fost realizata prin Programul-nucleu din cadrul Planului National de Cercetare Dezvoltare si Inovare 2022-2027, derulat cu sprijinul MEC-ANC, proiect nr. 23 32 02 02, titlu: Modelari numerice privind initierea si propagarea exploziilor cauzate de amestecuri aer-hidrogen – H2Model).

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CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSION PROPAGATION IN CONFINED SPACES

Proceedings Тitle

Proceedings of 25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1

Note

25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 3.1, 29 June - 6 July, 2025

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Proceedings Paper

Publisher

STEF92 Technology

Series

International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

Organization

SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

Pages

29-36

Date

29 June - 6 July, 2025

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website

Digital Source Type

10402

Keywords

explosion propagation, flame acceleration, hydrogen safety, pressure dynamics, shock wave interaction