A best practice, even for small hydrogen vents, is to vent to a dedicated vent system outside the building where possible. Several international codes and standards can be used to provide guidance; the Panel recommends discussing the configuration with a local fire official to ensure their required standards are followed. In the U.S. NFPA 2, Hydrogen Technologies Code, has information in…

Assuming this question relates to the roof of the enclosure, there are no design criteria on this topic to the Panel’s knowledge. The key to the design would be ensure that the exhaust ventilation inlet is located at the highest point and that there are no pockets that can capture hydrogen (restrict flow to the exhaust inlet).

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