The use of ammonia in large-scale refrigeration systems(such as those used for a stadium)requires adequate ammonia leakage prevention mechanisms are put in place.In the present study,numerical simulations have been co...The use of ammonia in large-scale refrigeration systems(such as those used for a stadium)requires adequate ammonia leakage prevention mechanisms are put in place.In the present study,numerical simulations have been conducted to study the dispersion law in the ammonia machinery room of the refrigeration system for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.The wind speed,and release location have been varied to investigate their effects on the dispersion profile.Different positions of the leakage points in the ammonia storage tank have been found to lead to different areas affected accordingly.In general,the dangerous region area decreases with an increase in the wind speed.However,when the wind is aligned with the leakage direction,this trend is reverted.The study may offer an effective method to predict the impact of ammonia dispersion and implement the safe operation of such large-scale systems.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFD1100305).
文摘The use of ammonia in large-scale refrigeration systems(such as those used for a stadium)requires adequate ammonia leakage prevention mechanisms are put in place.In the present study,numerical simulations have been conducted to study the dispersion law in the ammonia machinery room of the refrigeration system for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.The wind speed,and release location have been varied to investigate their effects on the dispersion profile.Different positions of the leakage points in the ammonia storage tank have been found to lead to different areas affected accordingly.In general,the dangerous region area decreases with an increase in the wind speed.However,when the wind is aligned with the leakage direction,this trend is reverted.The study may offer an effective method to predict the impact of ammonia dispersion and implement the safe operation of such large-scale systems.
