MasterClass: “Introduction to the hydrogen explosion and fire safety”
- Presentation of hydrogen accidents
- Introduction to the risks of fire and explosion, a short description of the properties of hydrogen with regard to its flammability risk (E of activation, propagation...)
- Possible ignition sources
- Specific consequences of hydrogen accidents
Locations:
Speaker: TEAMS
Attendees: TEAMS or face-to-face (Aula 2 ETSE-USC)
Speaker and partner company profiles
Kees Van Wingerden holds a PhD from the University of Bergen, Norway and an MSc from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. He has 45 years of experience related to gas and dust explosions. Work performed comprises R&D, consultancy work, project and company management and sales. He has also been involved in numerous accident investigations. Present position VP Industrial Risk at Vysus Group, in Norway. Before that, he had positions in Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Holland always related to gas and dust explosion safety.
He is also heavily involved in standardisation work, he is convenor of WG3 of CEN/TC305. He wrote numerous articles on explosion safety. In 2019 he received the EPSC Award for his contributions to industrial safety from the European Process Safety Centre.
He has been involved various research projects related to hydrogen safety, studying:
- The consequences of handling and use of large volumes of liquefied hydrogen within closed and semi-closed environments for maritime transport;
- The possibility and characteristics of a hydrogen BLEVE; or
- The possibility and consequences of the Rapid Phase Transitions (RPTs) when liquefied hydrogen is released onto water.
Vysus Group Following a strategic carve-out from the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Group, LR’s Energy business is now Vysus Group, a standalone engineering and technical consultancy, offering specialist asset performance, risk management and project management expertise across complex industrial assets, energy assets (oil and gas, nuclear, renewables), the energy transition and rail infrastructure.
How to register
Webinar for all interested parties. FREE courtesy of Seminario Seveso and Vysus Group
Open for registration for teachers, students and researchers from Thursday 10 November at 08:00 to Friday 18 November at 14:00, at Seminario Seveso