Our involvement
Gexcon UK’s Energy Transition Technical Lead, Dr Karina Almeida Leñero will be presenting at the FABIG Technical Meeting taking place this Thursday 7th October 2021.
The presentation entitled ‘Reducing the risk from confined explosions: Synergy between Hazardous Area Classification and explosion venting’ will be delivered during the technical meeting which, on this occasion focuses on renewable energies and what we understand about Hydrogen Fire and Explosion Hazards.
‘’Some people believe that the ventilation requirements to dilute a hydrogen leak according to the most common Hazardous Area Classification standards is sufficient to mitigate explosion risks’’ explains Karina. ‘’
”This presentation will show that in some cases, hydrogen can accumulate in concentrations sufficient to cause a violent explosion, despite efficient ventilation. Furthermore, we’ll show how careful dispersion modelling can help understand the explosion hazard and design appropriate mitigation measures’’
To learn more about the full programme for this month's FABIG technical meeting, please click on the link below.
About FABIG
The Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG) was created in March 1992, following the Piper Alpha incident, within this context of ongoing research and change in the industry, with a view to continue the collation, appraisal and dissemination of knowledge on hydrocarbon fires and explosions for the design of offshore and onshore facilities. The aim of FABIG was to produce specialist design guidance on fire and explosion engineering so as to update the IGN and provide a forum for sharing technical knowledge through Technical Meetings and Newsletters.
Over the years, FABIG has broadened its activities and now covers all fire and explosion hazards in the design and operation of industrial facilities.
