Thejanie Jayasekara
Thesis Title
Cryogenic hydrogen release in the ambient environment
Research overview
Liquid hydrogen is commonly used for hydrogen storage and transport but poses major safety hazards. When LH2 at approximately -253°C is released to the environment in an incident, the cold fluid can condense or solidify the ambient air and produce significant risk of fire and explosion. This project will investigate the physics of cryogenic hydrogen release by measuring the jet behaviour near the nozzle and the development of plume profiles further downstream of the release point. The result will feed into a CFD model for numerical simulation of the process.
Supervisors
Dr Zhenbiao Zhou
Qualifications
B.Sc. (Hons) Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2020)