Hydrogen Safety highlights physiological, physical, and chemical
hazards associated with hydrogen production, storage, distribution,
and use systems. It also examines potential accident scenarios that
could occur with hydrogen use under certain conditions.
The number of potential applications for hydrogen continues to
grow from cooling power station generators to widespread commercial
use in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and other fuel-cell
applications. However, this volatile substance poses unique
challenges, including easy leakage, low ignition energy, a wide
range of combustible fuel-air mixtures, buoyancy, and its ability
to embrittle metals that are required to ensure safe operation.
Focused on providing a balanced view of hydrogen safety one that
integrates principles from physical sciences, engineering,
management, and social sciences this book is organized to address
questions associated with the hazards of hydrogen and the ensuing
risk associated with its industrial and public use.
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- What are the properties of hydrogen that can render it a
hazardous substance?
- How have these hazards historically resulted in undesired
incidents?
- How might these hazards arise in the storage of hydrogen and
with its use in vehicular transportation?
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The authors address issues of inherently safer design, safety
management systems, and safety culture. They highlight hydrogen
storage facilities which pose greater hazards because of the
increased quantities stored and handled and the dangers of using
hydrogen as a fuel for transport. Presented experiments are
included to verify computer simulations with the aid of
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of both gaseous and liquefied
hydrogen. The book also provides an overview of the European
Commission (EC) Network of Excellence for Hydrogen Safety
("HySafe") and presents various case studies associated with
hydrogen and constructional materials. It concludes with a brief
look at future research requirements and current legal requirements
for hydrogen safety.
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