Lanterna Rally

Author: J. Hord

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-08-13

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781390546262

Excerpt from Is Hydrogen Safe? The safety aspects of hydrogen are systematically examined and compared with those of methane and gasoline. Physical and chemical property data for all three fuels are compiled and used to provide a basis for comparing the various safety features of the three fuels. Each fuel is examined to evaluate its fire hazard, fire damage, explosive hazard and explosive damage characteristics. The fire characteristics of hydrogen, methane and gasoline, while different, do not largely favor the preferred use of any one of the three fuels; however, the threat of fuel air explosions in confined spaces is greatest for hydrogen. Gasoline is believed to be the easiest and perhaps the safest fuel to store because of its lower volatility and narrower flammable and detonable limits. It is concluded that all three fuels can be safely stored and used; however, the level of safety risk for each fuel will' vary from one application to another. Generalized safety comparisons are made herein but detailed safety analyses will be required to establish the relative safety of differ ent fuels for each specific fuel application and stipulated accident. The technical data supplied in this paper will provide much of the framework for such analyses. Hydrogen safety guidelines, regulatory codes applicable to the distribution of hydrogen, and safety criteria for liquid hydrogen storage are compiled and presented. Key words: Explosion, fire, fuel, gasoline, hydrogen, methane, safety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.