Hydrogen Safety, Codes and Standards Activities Currently Planned in Conjunction with the 2010 NHA Conference and Hydrogen Expo

Plans are well underway for the NHA’s 2010 Hydrogen Conference and Expo, which will be held May 3-6 in Long Beach, California.

In response to feedback from previous conferences, there will be fewer breakout sessions than in previous years. We are planning two technical sessions dedicated to safety, codes and standards. The first is a parallel session on the morning of Tuesday, May 4th, which also happens to be Public Day for this year’s show. The second is a 3-hour workshop-style session scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, May 5th.

There are opportunities for related events to be scheduled. These will be announced as they are finalized.

Parallel Session 1: Safety Codes and Standards

• Safety Considerations in Designing a Facility for Mechanical Property Measurements in High Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen Environments
  Y.S. Levy, National Institute of Standards and Technology


• Risk Associated with the Use of Barriers in Hydrogen Refueling Stations
  Jeffrey LaChance, Sandia National Laboratories


• Numerical Simulation of Hydrogen Mixing and Leakage in Full Scale Residential Garages
  Kuldeep Prasad, National Institute of Standards and Technology


• How Fast are Hydrogen Sensors and How Best to Measure This? Results from Different Test Methods
  Lois Boon-Brett, European Commission, DG JRC – Institute for Energy

Parallel Session 4: Codes & Standards Workshop

• International Standards Progress and Opportunities
  Karen Hall, National Hydrogen Association


• SAE J2601 and Linde Fueling Technology for Fleet Fueling
  Bob Boyd, Linde


• The Hydrogen Fuel Quality Issue: The Vision of a Fuel Supplier
  Françoise Barbier, Air Liquide


• Round Robin Testing of Commercial Hydrogen Sensor Performance – Observations and Results
  Matthew Post, European Commission, DG JRC – Institute for Energy


• Mitigating Hazards During Accident Scenarios Involving Metal Hydride Materials
  Daniel E. Dedrick, Sandia National Laboratories


• Pressure Relief Devices: Calculation of Flammable Envelope and Flame Length
  Vladimir Molkov, University of Ulster