by Fotis Rigas
While hydrogen is of vital and growing
importance in many industrial sectors, 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. Updated to
include the latest advances in the decade since original publication,
Hydrogen Safety, Second Edition highlights physiological, physical, and
chemical hazards associated with hydrogen production, storage,
distribution, and usage systems. 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 risks associated with its industrial and public use.
This book:
- Addresses issues of inherently safer design, safety management systems, and safety culture.
- Features
updated case studies of significant accidents involving hydrogen, along
with their detailed analysis and lessons learnt, and potential accident
scenarios under certain conditions.
- Details
current research trends and perspectives on materials- based hydrogen
storage solutions, hydrogen use in vehicles, and hydrogen in
construction materials.
- Describes
Process Safety Management as applied to the process industries, in
conjunction with the components of the US Department of Energy Safety
Plant Elements for hydrogen safety, and covers activities of the
European Commission (EC) Network of Excellence for Hydrogen Safety
(HySafe).
- Includes updated codes for gaseous and liquefied hydrogen and the NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code.
- Concludes with research and legal requirements.
Offering
a holistic view of hydrogen safety, from properties to safety systems,
this book helps readers in chemical, industrial, safety, and related
engineering subjects ensure a safe application and environment.
