Safeguarding the future of hydrogen
Process safety is of paramount importance in hydrogen safety. It plays a crucial role in managing the unique and inherent risks associated with hydrogen, ensuring safe operations, protecting people and the environment, and upholding regulatory compliance.
Due to its flammability, buoyancy, its ability to embrittle metals, and other properties that require engineering control, designing a hydrogen system that ensures its safe use can be a challenging process. Awareness of hydrogen hazards is essential so that early precautions can be taken, including the development of dependable hydrogen systems. These safety measures are vital not only for hydrogen-powered vehicles and vessels but also for hydrogen processing plants and transportation
At Gexcon, we specialise in providing comprehensive safety studies tailored to the hydrogen industry, covering both compressed and liquefied hydrogen. Our consultants have extensive experience of working with facilities throughout the entire hydrogen supply chain.
Hydrogen safety study key services
Hydrogen safety study key services
Providing practical recommendations to improve your overall safety performance.
Early-stage risk analysis to identify potential hazards
Full facility risk analysis to map risk exposure on-site and off-site
Verification of safety studies to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations
Detailed modelling of hydrogen release and explosion consequences
Quantitative risk analysis for siting and licensing purposes
Verify structural response
Hydrogen safety study examples
Hydrogen safety study examples
Evaluating hydrogen-related risks, with the identification of risk levels based on their severity.
Hydrogen dispersion and determination of siting and safe distances under the SEVESO directive
Dimensioning of explosion pressure relief devices in rooms containing hydrogen storage and equipment
Process safety reviews to prevent internal explosions in hydrogen carrying systems
Safety studies and design support for class approval of hydrogen-powered marine vessels
Risk analysis and area classification of hydrogen electrolysis plants
Using advanced consequence modelling and QRA software tools to for modelling analysing accidental release of hydrogen and help understand its risks and assist in data-driven decision making.
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Addressing hydrogen safety challenges
Even though hydrogen is considered safer for the environment, its flammability, buoyancy, ability to embrittle metals, and other properties that require engineering control make designing a safe hydrogen system a challenging process.
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Hydrogen hazards: too dangerous to handle?
Despite being environmentally friendly, hydrogen has a reputation for being dangerous, with fire and explosion hazards as the primary concern. Are hydrogen hazards too dangerous to handle?
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Designing Bulk Hydrogen Storage using CFD – Why it is important
Using our flagship CFD modelling tool FLACS-CFD, Gexcon conducted several case studies on real facilities looking at the design of bulk storage areas in terms of safety during an ignited event, using relevant standards and documentation for guidance.
