Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… A 50-litre standard hydrogen gas cylinder was temporarily placed and used in a laboratory. The hydrogen gas was used for a flame ionization detector (FID) … regulator blew open and released of about 340 g of hydrogen into a laboratory. The gas cloud did not ignite so …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… The explosion occurred at a hydrogen fuel plant mainly serving hydrogen forklift fleets. The explosion damaged several … and no workers were injured." … Fire and Explosion in a Hydrogen Production and Storage Facility (889) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… Fire in an ammonia plantA fire broke out in the hydrogen section of ammonia plant. … Fire in Hydrogen Section of Ammonia Plant" (674) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… the explosion was probably be due to the presence of hydrogen in the reactor, because the nitrogen purging was not …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… a hydrogen recycle compressor shut down unexpectedly, resulting … in flaring activity with visible smoke. … Fire on a Hydrogen Compressor of a Isomax Processing Unit (725) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… The pump was feeding water to a vessel containing hydrogen gas at pressure of 30 bars. The accident occurred … through the pump and out through the failed gasket. The hydrogen reached the leakage point after about 3 minutes. The … before the explosion occurred. The total mass of the hydrogen discharge was estimated at 10 to 20 kg hydrogen. The …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… level in the CDA storage tank. The low level has allowed hydrogen into the production line, which was in stand-by. The hydrogen escaped from the manual valve at the bottom of the … presence of an unidentified ignition source, the leaked hydrogen ignited. The fire was further alimented by the …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… A pallet containing 9 hydrogen cylinders is damaged during the operation of … the leak after approximately 3 hours. The amount of hydrogen released was estimated at 30 m3. … Hydrogen Release from a Compressed Gas Trailer (907) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… Weld failure caused a fire involving a hydrogen pipe at a fertilizer ammonia plant. Source of ignition was autoignition. … Fire from a Hydrogen Pipe in an Ammonia Plant (549) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… Hydrogen leak from a valve, with delayed ignition and … consequent engulfing fire.The bonnet of a 2 inch valve on hydrogen quench line of a lube oil hydrotreater began to … the fire burned for over 2 days. … Release and Fire from a Hydrogen Line of a Hydrotreater (583) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… Hydrogen fire at a chlorine chemical production plant (Seveso-classified)Hydrogen ignited in a chlorine electrolyzer unit. The … This tearing resulted in the release of a small amount of hydrogen that spontaneously ignited. The other belts did not …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… A leak occurs on a hydrogen gas transport at a flange of 9 cylinders of 80 m. … No consequences to report. … Release During Transport of Hydrogen Cylinders Bundle (824) …
Last Updated Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:11
Fuel Cell Codes and Standards
… of the susceptibility of metallic materials to hydrogen embrittlement, when exposed to high pressure gaseous hydrogen. … Published in 2006 and re-affirmed in 2012 and … of the Susceptibility of Metallic Materials to Hydrogen Gas Embrittlement …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… petrochemical plant, a gas mixture at 270 bar made of 75% hydrogen (H2) and 25% methane (CH4) leaked through the bottom … explosive zone near the equipment was estimated to be 7 m. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) was detected around the leak. The … 16:40. The pressure in the dryer had dropped to 34 bar. … Hydrogen and Methane Release from a Refinery Plant (790) …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… The explosion took place in the hydrogen gasometer. The bell in the gasometer was lifted … for the explosion was transportation of oxygen into the hydrogen gasometer. This was due to poor drainage, and … in the oxygen flow line. No persons were injured. The hydrogen gasometer was destroyed, and there was also …
Last Updated Tue, 06/24/2025 - 19:51
FAQ
… LH2 be emptied in case of a potential BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) caused by a fire near the …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… A fatality occurred after a flexible hose used to transfer hydrogen to the catalytic reformer was over-pressurised and caught fire.On June 9, 1997, No. 1 and No. 2 hydrogen modules were connected to the recycle gas compressor … No.1 module was emptied and replaced by No.3 module. Hydrogen from No.2 module was still connected to the …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… with horizontally mounted cylinders filled with compressed hydrogen struck a northbound pickup truck that had veered in … at the rear of the semitrailer were damaged and released hydrogen. The hydrogen ignited and burned the rear of the semitrailer. In …
Last Updated Mon, 06/23/2025 - 16:38
FAQ
… much) the way swap and drop tube trailer hoses would be? … Hydrogen Safety Issues Using Flexible Hoses …
Last Updated Sat, 11/09/2024 - 00:38
Best Practice
… Indoor Refueling of Hydrogen-Powered Industrial Trucks …
