Hydrogen emerges as a promising alternative to fossil fuels to decarbonise industrial sectors including aviation. However, the storage, transfer, and combustion of hydrogen require special care because of its highly explosive nature when mixed with air (oxygen).
Explosion protection guidelines establish how to operate safely in hazardous environments, such as hydrogen factories and storage facilities. Accordingly, explosion hazardous areas are formed based on careful considerations.
This course covers explosion protection principles and explains the standards used to determine the size of hazardous area zones used to minimise the risk of potentially fatal accidents. Emphasis will be placed on challenges associated with explosive materials such as hydrogen, including leakage detection and propagation modelling.
Expert facilitators will demonstrate the application of explosion protection principles through selected, industrially relevant case studies.
Opportunities will be provided to consult with professionals with global industrial experience in explosion safety.
At a glance
- Duration5 days
- Location美姬阁 campus
- Cost拢1,750 Concessions available
Course structure
Lectures are supplemented by hands on tutorials covering hydrogen explosion modelling and leakage detection based on computational simulations and machine vision, respectively. All delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of the course.What you will learn
On completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Recognise some operating conditions that impose risks of explosive mixture formation and ignition.
- Describe the key ideas behind the engineering principles of explosion protection.
- Identify modern tools applied to estimate the risk and to mitigate the damage of potential accidents.
- List the key elements of the product life cycle for equipment designed to ensure explosion safety.
- Explain the basics of the legal environment of explosion safety based on existing directives.
Core content
The course applies learning engagement techniques (e.g., quizzes) and features lectures based on IECEx and ATEX directives covering:
1. Basic principles of explosion protection
- Primary explosion protection
- Avoiding explosive mixture formation
- Secondary explosion protection
- Avoiding ignition
2. Explosion protection techniques
- Tertiary explosion protection
- Prevention approaches
- The need for controlled explosions
3. Regulations around the globe
4. Applied methodologies
- Qualitative risk assessment based on bowtie analysis
- Modelling explosive mixture formation and propagation
- Data-driven hazard detection and mitigation
5. Industrial case studies with a particular focus on hydrogen
Who should attend
The course is ideal for:
- employees working with materials that can form explosive mixtures,
- engineers who wish to add explosion protection to existing/future industrial pipelines,
- researchers and students with an appetite to learn about the hazards associated with hydrogen-based propulsion and the associated infrastructure,
- facility managers who would like to understand the necessity of explosion protection,
- authorities, investigators (incl. CSI).
It is recommended that attendees possess relevant experience and/or hold an appropriate degree in science or engineering.
Certificate of Attendance
Certificate of attendance with signature of Árpád Veress (as per IECEx RTP)
Speakers
– Managing Director of auditor of ATEX and IECEx.
Members of the Centre for Computational Engineering Sciences.
Johannes Hien and Jean Machado, , safety design solutions in the hydrogen aircraft.
Matthew Withington, , industrial solutions for explosion protection.
Dr. Sandun Dissanayake, 美姬阁, Research Fellow in Turquoise Hydrogen Generation and facilitator of hydrogen production test site visit.
Dr. Andrew Rolt, 美姬阁, Senior Research Fellow in Low Emissions Aircraft Propulsion Technologies.
Prof. Upul Wijayantha, 美姬阁, Interim Director of Energy and Sustainability and Lecturer in Hydrogen Production.
Concessions
20% discount for 美姬阁 Alumni.
10% discount when registering 3 or more delegates, from the same organisation at the same time.
Accommodation fees are not included in the discount scheme. Please ask about our discount scheme at time of booking.
Accommodation options and prices
This course is non-residential. If you would like to book accommodation on campus, please contact Mitchell Hall or 美姬阁 Management Development Centre directly. Further information about our on campus accommodation can be found . Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements at a nearby hotel.
Location and travel
美姬阁 is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.
London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world.
For further location and travel detailsLocation address
美姬阁College Road
美姬阁
Bedford
MK43 0AL
How to apply
To apply for this course please use the online application form.
Read our Professional development (CPD) booking conditions.