Event
- Event ID
- 960
- Quality
- Description
The leak occurred on the inlet pipe (P=21 bar, T=320°C) of the diesel desulphurization reactor of a refinery. Hydrogen and diesel fuel were released in the gas phase. The hydrocarbons contaminated neighbouring fields, local residents were informed.
- Event Initiating system
- Classification of the physical effects
- Unignited Hydrogen Release
- Nature of the consequences
- leak no ignition
- Macro-region
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Date
- Component involved
- pipe (generic)
- Failure mode
- rupture, no ignition
- Initiating cause
- unknown
- Root causes
- Unknown
- Date entry in HIAD
- 09/11/2024
Facility
- Application
- Petrochemical industry
- Sub-application
- Hydrodesulphurisation process
- Hydrogen supply chain stage
- All components affected
inlet pipe with hydrogen and diesel
- Process temperature range [C]
- High temperature (100°C to 500°C)
- Process pressure range [MPa]
- medium pressure (2 to 10 MPa)
- Location type
- Unknown
- Location
- populated area
- Operational condition
Emergency & Consequences
- Number of fatalities
- 0
- Number of injured persons
- 0
- Currency
- Euros
- Property loss (onsite)
- 150.000
- Post-event summary
The hydrocarbon contaminated neighbouring fields.
The damages caused 150,000 Euros costs for pipe replacement and 950 kEuro for cleaning
In-depth data
- Release type
- gas mixture
- Involved substances (% vol)
- H2,
diesel - Release temperature [°C]
- 320
- Probable IGNITION SOURCE
References
- Sources categories
- ZEMA
- Reference & weblink
Event from German database ZEMA
https://www.infosis.uba.de/index.php/de/site/2854/zema/index/3382.html
(accessed December 2024)Event description in the French database ARIA
https://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/accident/43396/
(accessed October 2020)
