Header photo courtesy of ISFEH 11

From June 15th to 20th, the 11th International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards (ISFEH 11) took place at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. This event also celebrated the 30th anniversary of the ISFEH. Chaired by Professor Paola Russo, the seminar brought together a global community of researchers and experts to exchange insights on critical issues in fire and explosion safety.

Representing the Clean Maritime Research Hub, Professor Vladimir Molkov and Dr. Sergii Kashkarov from Ulster University contributed to the international dialogue. Professor Molkov delivered a plenary lecture on the opening day titled ‘Progress in Computational Hydrogen Safety: Overview of Selected Problems’, highlighting recent advancements and ongoing challenges in the field.

Additional presentations/ submissions from colleagues included:

  • Sivaraman S, Cirrone D, Makarov D, Benjamin Truchot, Molkov V. Numerical modelling of dynamic flashing behaviour in the release of ammonia from pressurised vessel.
  • Cirrone D, Makarov D, Molkov V. Numerical investigation on the pressure multipeaks structure of a LH2 storage tank “BLEVE”.
  • Kashkarov S, Makarov D, Molkov V. Performance of conformable hydrogen tanks in a fire test and a road fire incident.
  • Kazemi M, Brennan S, Molkov V. Critical diameter and flame stability in hydrogen-methane mixtures.
  • Ebne-Abbasi H, Makarov D, Molkov V. Numerical simulations of sLH2 refuelling: impact of initial mass flow rate on HRS process dynamics.

The Ulster team also received a prize for best paper, awarded to Dr Donatella Cirrone for the paper titled ‘Numerical Investigation on the Pressure Multi-Peaks Structure of a LH2 Storage Tank “BLEVE”’.

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