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Hydrogen release while filling cylinder

Event

Event ID
641
Quality
Description
Leakage of gas from blow-off pipe for depressurization while filling a cylinder with hydrogen.
Event Initiating system
Classification of the physical effects
Unignited Hydrogen Release
Nature of the consequences
Leak No Ignition (No additional details provided)
Macro-region
Asia
Country
Japan
Date
Main component involved?
Prd (Burst Disc)
How was it involved?
Unknown
Initiating cause
Unknown
Root causes
Unknown (No additional details provided)

Facility

Application
Hydrogen Stationary Storage
Sub-application
CGH2 cylinders
Hydrogen supply chain stage
Hydrogen Transfer (No additional details provided)
All components affected
cylinder, blow-off pipe
Location type
Unknown
Operational condition
Pre-event occurrences
It is assumed that the tank refiling was a normal operation

Emergency & Consequences

Number of injured persons
0
Number of fatalities
0

Event Nature

Release type
gas
Involved substances (% vol)
H2 100%
Presumed ignition source
No ignition

References

Reference & weblink

Orignal source lost. RISCAD is closed.

JRC assessment