Event
- Event ID
- 909
- Quality
- Description
- The accident starts with a leak of a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture at the suction
flange of a compressor. The mixture ignites on contact with air and the fire spreads to an oil bath - Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Hydrogen Release and Ignition
- Nature of the consequences
- Fire (No additional details provided)
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Date
- Main component involved?
- Compressor / Booster / Pump (Flange)
- How was it involved?
- Leak & Formation Of A Flammable H2-Air Mixture
- Initiating cause
- Unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
- Root CAUSE analysis
- INITIATING cause is the failure of valve on a hydrogen compressor.
Facility
- Application
- Chemical Industry
- Sub-application
- Ammonia production
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
- hydrogen compressor, suction flange
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location description
- Industrial Area
- Operational condition
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Post-event summary
- The damage is limited to the compressor building.
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas mixture
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2,
N2 - Presumed ignition source
- Not reported
- Flame type
- Jet flame
References
- Reference & weblink
Event description in French database ARIA<br />
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/3001/<br />
(accessed September 2020)
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- ARIA
