• Experimental Study of the Initial Flame Propagation of Premixed H2-air Explosion in a Channel 

      Rai, Kanchan; Bjerketvedt, Dag; Sommersel, Ole Kristian (Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2009-07)
      This paper presents results from experiments on flame propagation in inhomogeneous and homogeneous hydrogen-air mixtures at 1 atm in a channel. The objective of the present work is to study the ininitial phase of the flame ...
    • Hydrogen leaks in partially confined spaces - dispersion and explosions 

      Sommersel, Ole Kristian (Doctoral dissertations at the University of South-Eastern Norway;31, Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-12)
      In Porsgrunn, Norway, there was an explosion in an ammonia plant in July 1985. The accident was caused by a hydrogen leak inside a factory building, called N1. The result was a severe hydrogen-air explosion and jet fire, ...