Last Updated Tue, 05/28/2024 - 17:57
Basic page
… relief is an essential element of both gaseous and liquid hydrogen storage systems to guard against excessive pressure … can result in a greater risk than the hazard for which it was installed. A significant consideration is that burst … contents. Some of the most serious incidents within the hydrogen industry have been associated with pressure-relief …
Last Updated Wed, 07/09/2025 - 15:39
FAQ
… The suspected cause was a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen that passed downstream from the electrolysis unit into several storage vessels. Hydrogen-oxygen mixtures are very hazardous. Subsequent …
Last Updated Thu, 06/26/2025 - 17:04
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… Library: White_Paper-Qualified_Individuals_for_Liquid_Hydrogen Similar qualifications for vent system design include: A “qualified” individual for liquid hydrogen should be qualified in all aspects of vent systems, … … 864 … 958 … When discussing design considerations, it was rightly noted the need for a qualified person to do the …
Last Updated Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:36
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… Hydrogen flames can be nearly invisible in daylight, … especially at low flowrates. The concentration of hydrogen does not have much effect on the color of the flame. Many hydrogen incidents or fires will have a bright orange hue, or …
Last Updated Mon, 06/30/2025 - 16:01
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… Understand any reactions the hydrogen can add to what is being vented. For instance, O2/H2 … parameters of the streams to ensure no back flow into the hydrogen system or vice versa. Ensure the venting/flaring system can handle the hydrogen flow parameters. … 894 … 914 … In a plant where …
Last Updated Mon, 06/30/2025 - 16:13
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… Low-pressure vents at mostly low hydrogen purity are not as large safety risk as high-pressure pure hydrogen vents. These vents should still go to a vent stack, … the reaction forces of the flow exiting and the hydrogen cloud should be modeled based on NFPA 2 to ensure …
Last Updated Thu, 07/03/2025 - 14:44
FAQ
… frozen air (which contains oxygen) has built up within a hydrogen process or vent system. These incidents with vent … cold and allows air into the system in contact with a cold hydrogen stream. Vent systems are at risk since they are … might result in the aspiration of air into a cold hydrogen flow which then leads to the freezing of the air. A …
Last Updated Mon, 06/30/2025 - 16:16
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… A release is defined by the amount of hydrogen, the rate of hydrogen flow, vent location (indoors or outdoors), geometry … could be defined as a release that keeps the flammable hydrogen cloud from damaging its surroundings. … 867 … 894 … …
Last Updated Thu, 06/06/2024 - 23:54
HyARC Data Page
Last Updated Wed, 04/23/2025 - 18:36
Document Library
… of candidate metal hydrides being considered for hydrogen storage applications. A three-task research program …
Last Updated Thu, 06/19/2025 - 15:49
FAQ
… condition for vent stacks is to always assume that the hydrogen will ignite. The stack musts be designed such that … radiation to surrounding personnel and exposures. Although hydrogen fires have comparatively low radiation compared to … Also, the temperature of the flame is very high, so if the hydrogen flame contacts materials around the vent stack, they …
Last Updated Thu, 06/19/2025 - 16:02
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… Catalytic recombiners are effective at preventing flammable hydrogen mixtures and also sometimes useful to monitor hydrogen concentrations through heat evolution when an … can be catalytically converted, above which combustible hydrogen mixtures are still possible. In a fully enclosed …
Last Updated Mon, 06/30/2025 - 16:09
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… Delayed ignition is a significant hazard for hydrogen releases, either intended or unintended. The primary … vapor cloud which could contain a significant quantity of hydrogen. The H2Tools Incidents database contains a number of …
Last Updated Fri, 10/18/2024 - 20:32
Fuel Cell Codes and Standards
… streams. It specifically applies to large volume hydrogen production plants, defined for this publication as a … the publication is left to the reader. … The 1st edition was published in 2016, and is available at www.cganet.org … …
Last Updated Mon, 08/05/2024 - 23:47
Team
… has conducted in-depth research on topics related to hydrogen safety, including deflagration venting, vapor cloud …
Last Updated Mon, 08/05/2024 - 23:43
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… own consulting firm to advance the safe implementation of hydrogen fuel cell and supply chain technologies. … Rick …
Last Updated Tue, 07/29/2025 - 21:17
AWST Protocol
… The increasing demand for efficient and sustainable hydrogen production has driven significant advancements in …
Last Updated Tue, 06/17/2025 - 19:27
FAQ
… pressure (if any) for leak checking newly assembled hydrogen piping systems? It is unclear what pressure is … how does it apply to other types of connections from hydrogen fueling stations like double ferrule compression …
Last Updated Wed, 10/16/2024 - 18:43
Fuel Cell Codes and Standards
… and maintenance of site-built and modular gaseous hydrogen fueling stations (HFS) for light duty vehicles, … as a CSA standard in April 2016. The second edition was published in March 2020. Initiating revision to …
Last Updated Thu, 06/26/2025 - 16:33
FAQ
… to the incident where a fire occurred and the vent system was damaged, then this may have been due to lack of proper … is not required. The rupture disc is not supposed to vent hydrogen unless the cylinder is engulfed in a fire both … required to maintain cylinder integrity. Although adding hydrogen to a fire is not a perfect solution, it is better …
