Furnace Tube Failure Leads to Hydrogen Tube Rupture
Furnace tube leak caused excessive heat on H2 tube causing rupture
Event Date
September 1, 1975
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
hydrogen pipeline, ammonia reactor
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Currency
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Release Type
Release Substance
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Extract from Table II of Appendix A of Zalosh and Short (1978)