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Research Priorities Workshop 2024 – Outcomes Report

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|Feb 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Combined Topic Ranking.

Air LiquideKarlsruhe Institute of Technology
Air ProductsKawasaki Heavy Industries
Ballard Power Systems EuropeKorea Gas Safety
Bureau VeritasNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Canadian Nuclear LaboratoryShell
Compressed Gas Association (US)Surrey University
Cummins IncTechnical University of Denmark (DTU)
Danish Gas Technology CentreThorton Tomasetti
EngieUS Department of Energy
European Industrial Gases AssociationUK Health and Safety Executive
Forschungszentrum JülichUniversity of Bergen
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)University of Maryland
French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS)University of Stavanger
German Aerospace Center (DLR)US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)US Sandia National Laboratories
Global Decarbonisation AdvisoryWorld Steel Association
HelixosYokohama National University
Hydrogen CouncilZero Carbon Energy Solutions
Table 1

Combined Transportation and Storage Ranking.

SUBTOPICSVOTES
Pipeline Transportation24
Cavitation in LH2 Tanks11
Substitutes for LH210
Industrial Scale Storage31
LH2 Pipe Hazard Classification21
Figure 2

Combined Transportation and Storage Ranking.

Figure 3

Non-Industry Transportation and Storage Ranking.

Figure 4

Industry Transportation and Storage Ranking.

Table 2

Combined Ignition Phenomena Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
Ignition Probabilities24
Immediate/Delayed Ignition23
Spontaneous Ignition10
Cryogenic Ignition22
Ignition Mechanisms22
Figure 5

Combined Ignition Phenomena Ranking.

Figure 6

Non-Industry Ignition Phenomena Ranking.

Figure 7

Industry Ignition Phenomena Ranking.

Table 3

Combined Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
Severity Criteria for Hazards13
Ventilation Design13
Mitigation Measures11
In-Line Monitoring12
Ammonia Mitigation6
Hazard Area Classification15
Leak Detection and Surveillance31
Figure 8

Combined Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention Ranking.

Figure 9

Non-Industry Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention Ranking.

Figure 10

Industry Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention Ranking.

Table 4

Combined Regulations, Codes, and Standards Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
Best Practices23
New Industry Standards20
QRA in Standards21
LH2 Standards27
Aerospace Standards10
Figure 11

Combined Regulations, Codes, and Standards Ranking.

Figure 12

Non-Industry Regulations, Codes, and Standards Ranking.

Figure 13

Industry Regulations, Codes, and Standards Ranking.

Table 5

Combined Phenomena Understanding and Modelling Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
DDT Sensitivity9
Chemical Inhibition5
Hybrid Mixtures10
Gas Explosion Modelling21
Critical Thermodynamics4
Vapour Cloud Explosion16
Impinging Jets12
Benchmark Studies10
H2 Derivatives5
Jet Explosions11
Figure 14

Combined Phenomena Understanding and Modelling Ranking. Please note that Chemical Inhibition, Critical Thermodynamics, and H2 Derivatives have been hidden from the figure.

Figure 15

Non-Industry Phenomena Understanding and Modelling Ranking. Please note that Chemical Inhibition, Critical Thermodynamics, and H2 Derivatives have been hidden from the figure.

Figure 16

Industry Phenomena Understanding and Modelling Ranking. Please note that Chemical Inhibition, Critical Thermodynamics, and H2 Derivatives have been hidden from the figure.

Table 6

Combined QRA and Reliability Data Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
Uncertainty in Risk Models14
Indoor Hydrogen QRA6
Reduced Order Models3
Failure Rate Data20
Electrolyser Risk Analysis12
Component Reliability3
Integrity Monitoring4
Nuclear Coupled Hydrogen3
System Design13
Reliability Database14
Testing Labs1
Risk Model Development8
Figure 17

Combined QRA and Reliability Data Ranking. Please note that Reduced Order Models, Component Reliability, Integrity Monitoring, Nuclear Coupled Hydrogen, and Testing Labs, have been hidden from the figure.

Figure 18

Non-Industry QRA and Reliability Data Ranking. Please note that Reduced Order Models, Component Reliability, Integrity Monitoring, Nuclear Coupled Hydrogen, and Testing Labs, have been hidden from the figure.

Figure 19

Industry QRA and Reliability Data Ranking. Please note that Reduced Order Models, Component Reliability, Integrity Monitoring, Nuclear Coupled Hydrogen, and Testing Labs, have been hidden from the figure.

Table 7

Combined Cryogenic Hydrogen Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
LH2 Modelling Tools21
Flame Acceleration in LH25
Sensor Placement11
Ventilation Strategies7
LH2 Releases15
LH2 Concentration6
Impinging Jet Flames2
Cryogenic LH2 Safety7
Cryogenic H2 Behaviours6
BLEVE Risk18
Figure 20

Combined Cryogenic Hydrogen Ranking. Please note that Flame Acceleration in LH2 and Impinging Jet Flames have been hidden from the figure.

Figure 21

Non-Industry Cryogenic Hydrogen Ranking. Please note that Flame Acceleration in LH2 and Impinging Jet Flames have been hidden from the graph.

Figure 22

Industry Cryogenic Hydrogen Ranking. Please note that Flame Acceleration in LH2 and Impinging Jet Flames have been hidden from the figure.

Table 8

Combined Safe Design Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
Material Assessment19
Non-Metallic Vessels12
Structural Design5
Inherently Safe Design26
Na-Tech1
Laboratory Safety6
Vent Design22
Figure 23

Combined Safe Design Ranking.

Figure 24

Non-Industry Safe Design Ranking.

Figure 25

Industry Safe Design Ranking.

Table 9

Combined Stakeholder and Public Perception Ranking.

SUBTOPICVOTES
Education on H2 Safety28
Public Perception of H213
Risk Awareness, Perception, and Preferences for Stakeholders21
Public Perception of H2 Safety19
Communication Strategies19
Figure 26

Combined Stakeholder and Public Perception Ranking.

Figure 27

Non-Industry Stakeholder and Public Perception Ranking.

Figure 28

Industry Stakeholder and Public Perception Ranking.

Table 10

Combined Topic Ranking.

TOPICPOINTS
Transportation and Storage87
Ignition Phenomena148
Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention176
Regulation, Codes, and Standards153
Phenomena Understanding and Modelling154
QRA and Reliability Data197
Cryogenic H2131
Safe Design135
Stakeholder and Public Perception97
Figure 29

Combined Topic Ranking.

Table 11

Non-Industry Topic Ranking.

TOPICPOINTS
Transportation and Storage40
Ignition Phenomena94
Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention120
Regulation, Codes, and Standards78
Phenomena Understanding and Modelling103
QRA and Reliability Data125
Cryogenic H275
Safe Design55
Stakeholder and Public Perception66
Figure 30

Non-Industry Topic Ranking.

Table 12

Industry Topic Ranking.

TOPICPOINTS
Transportation and Storage47
Ignition Phenomena54
Mitigation, Sensors, and Hazard Prevention56
Regulation, Codes, and Standards75
Phenomena Understanding and Modelling51
QRA and Reliability Data72
Cryogenic H256
Safe Design80
Stakeholder and Public Perception31
Figure 31

Industry Topic Ranking.

Figure 32

Priorities matrix with applications from production to usage in rows and phenomena and tools in different columns (highest priority in red, via orange and yellow to lowest in green).

Language: English
Page range: 1 - 23
Submitted on: Dec 20, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2025
Published on: Feb 7, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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