Hydrogen Safety Consulting

Hydrogen as a clean fuel source is produced intentionally by several methods, but unwanted hydrogen can form in many industrial settings including chemical processing upsets and nuclear waste storage. Basic safety principles and our nuclear industry experience apply in either case. Our hydrogen safety consulting services are further underpinned by specialized modeling software (FATE) and extensive laboratory testing capability.

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Consulting Experience

  • Passive venting from nuclear waste packages including self-shielded boxes
  • Rates of generation and accumulation from radiolysis or chemical reactions
  • Transport through structures including building ventilation systems
  • Accumulation of hydrogen in NPP containment and reactor buildings (post-Fukushima analysis)
  • Hydrogen safety during smelting operations or battery failure accidents
  • Dilution of hydrogen plumes
  • Stratification and mixing of hydrogen layers
  • Deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) and pressure-piling
  • Safety of hydrogen storage and transport
  • Consequences of hydrogen explosions
  • Experimental measurement of flammability limits for hydrogen with other vapors/gases
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