Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… and outside the furnace. The main fire in the furnace was extinguished within 15 minutes and the escaping gas / … in operating conditions a cold circulation start-up valve was opened by mistake resulting in liquid feed/hydrogen starvation of the heater tubes for a period of 35 …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… laboratory occurred when a visiting research fellow was transferring hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide into a low pressure gas … to be used as a bacterial growth medium. The explosion was the result of a pressure gauge sparking, setting off the …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… heavy-duty vehicle transporting industrial gas cylinders (hydrogen, acetylene, helium) close to a paint company. … of this company and deploy 2 water lances. The fire was extinguished after 3 hours, the cabin was destroyed but the load was intact. … Fire on a Truck …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… by closing a 20-inch remotely controlled valve. The hydrogen pressure of the peripheral part was set at 20 KPa, and the reactor was opened to the atmosphere. Assuming the possibility of …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… A hydrogen leak occurred from a low temperature valve on an … and the resulting fire burned for about an hour. There was considerable media attention, particularly from local radio. It was surmised that deterioration of the valves may have taken …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… with a leakage of distilled petroleum intermediate and hydrogen in the desulfurization unit of the distilled …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… disc ruptured on the hopper., releasing ethylene and hydrogen gases, followed by a flash and explosion. Two men …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
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… at neighbouring companies for blocks around.The company was developing and manufacturing pressurised tanks used in … filtration system. On the day of the accident, a worker was experimenting with a system designed to add oxygen to … water storage tank . By starting generating oxygen, hydrogen gas was produced and accumulated in the storage …
Last Updated Fri, 10/18/2024 - 20:29
Fuel Cell Codes and Standards
… streams. It specifically applies to large volume hydrogen production plants. This publication covers … which, if followed, assures our customers that the hydrogen they receive from member companies has been produced … industry-wide safety guidelines. … The 2nd edition was published in 2018, and is available at www.cganet.org … …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… with a grinder, when an explosion occurred. The explosion was probably caused by the presence of hydrogen formed by the acid attack of the metal. At the moment of the accident, the tank was empty, but uncleaned, and separated from the filling and …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
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… A gaseous mixture of hydrogen (H2), methane (CH4) and ethane (CH3-CH3) at 54 bar was cooled in a heat exchanger upstream of a hydrogen purification system. The accident started with a …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… exchanger in a benzene plant, a mixed gas (methane and hydrogen) contained in the cold box attached to the exchanger … leaked and caught fire from a welding spark. The exchanger was severely damaged by the fire.The cause of the incident: The valve was not provided with a blind plate, the cold box was in a …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… vacuum pump for air discharging being operated, silane and hydrogen gases were mistakenly allowed to flow in during the …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… restarting the ammonia reactor. Synthetic gas (70% H2) was released at the flange of the relief valve of the turbo-compressor. The explosion was followed by a jet fire. The hydrogen detectors and fire alarm notified the control room, …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… shutdown of a reactor used for ammonia synthesis. It was followed by a jet fire. The hydrogen leak was probably due first to the lower seals, followed by …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… asbestos) a fire occurred in a reforming process. The hydrogen-rich mixture caused spontaneous inflammation. The …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… The explosion was followed by a fire. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a "huge … fire under control.According to the company, the explosion was caused by a problem with a pipe that led to a fire involving a mixture of gases including hydrogen, nitrogen and ammonia. The two injured members of …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… employee standing nearby. Due to the broken pipework there was a release of hydrogen and butane for about five minutes. Sprinkler systems …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… A 750 gpm stationary monitor located north of the unit was directed on the affected pipeline to cool down and … investigations into the cause of the incident it was found that metallurgical failure probably caused by hydrogen attack was to blame. Metallurgical analysis revealed …
Last Updated Fri, 04/18/2025 - 19:40
HIAD Event
… oils and fats. A fire-brigade from the involved town was at the scene in a few minutes and was assisted by the Fire Department of a bigger city. … occurred in a hydrogenation facility, specifically where hydrogen is processed with a very high-pressure (400 bar). …
