Event
- Event ID
- 960
- Quality
- Description
- The leak occurred on the inlet pipe (P=21 bar, T=320°C) of the diesel desulphurization reactor of a refinery. Hydrogen and diesel fuel were released in the gas phase. The hydrocarbons contaminates neighbouring fields, local residents are informed.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Unignited Hydrogen Release
- Nature of the consequences
- Leak No Ignition (No additional details provided)
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Date
- Root causes
- Unknown (No additional details provided)
- Root CAUSE analysis
- The ARIA report (see references) does not mention the cause.
Facility
- Application
- Petrochemical Industry
- Sub-application
- Hydrodesulphurisation process
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
- inlet pipe with hydrogen and diesel
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location description
- Industrial Area
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Currency
- Euros
- Property loss (onsite)
- 150000
- Post-event summary
- The hydrocarbon contaminated neighbouring fields.
The damages caused 150,000 Euros costs for pipe replacement and 950 kEuro for cleaning
Event Nature
- Release type
- gas mixture
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2,
diesel - Actual pressure (MPa)
- 2.1
- Presumed ignition source
- No ignition
References
- Reference & weblink
Event from German database ZEMA<br />
https://www.infosis.uba.de/index.php/de/site/2854/zema/index/3382.html<… />
(accessed December 2024)Event description in the French database ARIA<br />
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/43396/<br />
(accessed October 2020)<br />
JRC assessment
- Sources categories
- ZEMA
