Fire in a Reactor in a High Pressure Gas Plant:
In a high pressure gas plant, hydrogen gas leaked through a flange on a non return valve located on a hydrogen inlet of a reactor. The leaking gas ignited.
Event Date
July 7, 1986
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
valve, high pressure gas plant (?)
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
13
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Orignal source lost. RISCAD is closed.