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Programme
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Monday, 21st July 2008
09:00-10:30 Registration and coffee
10:45-11:00 Opening ceremony by Professor Norman Black, PVC (Research and Innovation)
11:00-11:45 J. Lee (McGill University) and J. Shepherd (Caltech): Introductory workshop on fundamentals and effects of hydrogen explosions - Part 1
11:45-12:00 Coffee
12:00-12:45 J. Lee (McGill University) and J. Shepherd (Caltech): Introductory workshop on fundamentals and effects of hydrogen explosions - Part 2
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 J. Lee (McGill University) and J. Shepherd (Caltech): Introductory workshop on fundamentals and effects of hydrogen explosions - Part 3
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 J. Lee (McGill University) and J. Shepherd (Caltech): Introductory workshop on fundamentals and effects of hydrogen explosions - Part 4
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception
 
Tuesday, 22nd July 2008
08:00-10:00 J. Lee (McGill University) and J. Shepherd (Caltech): Tutorial following Introductory workshop on fundamentals and effects of hydrogen explosions
10:00-10:45 E. Oran (U.S. Naval Research Lab): The origin of DDT in gas-phase explosions
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 E. Oran (U.S. Naval Research Lab): Flame acceleration, DDT, and hydrogen in channels
12:00-12:45 Round table discussion
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 F. Williams (UCSD): New developments in the understanding of hydrogen laminar burning velocities and spontaneous ignition (Part 1)
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 F. Williams (UCSD): New developments in the understanding of hydrogen laminar burning velocities and spontaneous ignition (Part 2)
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
  Social event
 
Wednesday, 23rd July 2008
10:00-10:45 K. Hayashi (Aoyama Gakuin University): Fundamentals of hydrogen ignition
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 K. Hayashi (Aoyama Gakuin University): High pressure hydrogen jet auto-ignition
12:00-12:45 Round table discussion
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 P. Sunderland (University of Maryland): Fire Hazards of Small Hydrogen Leaks
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 P. Sunderland (University of Maryland): Pressure Relief Devices for Hydrogen Vehicles
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
17:00-19:00 Sport events (optional)
  Social event
 
Thursday, 24th July 2008
10:00-10:45 D. Bradley (University of Leeds): Hydrogen powered vehicles for transport
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 D. Bradley (University of Leeds): Hydrogen-air turbulent burning velocities
12:00-12:45 Round table discussion
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 T. Hubert (BAM): Sensors for Hydrogen Safety
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 G. Newsholme and P. Donnelly (HSE): Lecture – Using ATEX and industry best practice to manage the risk from hydrogen in conventional and nuclear workplaces
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
  Homework
 
Friday, 25th July 2008
10:00-10:45 G. Newsholme and P. Donnelly (HSE): Mock-up workshop; presentations by syndicate groups
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 G. Newsholme and P. Donnelly (HSE): Mock-up workshop; presentations by syndicate groups
12:00-12:45 Round table discussion
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 S. Dorofeev (FM Global): Flame acceleration and transition to detonation: a framework for estimating potential explosion hazards in hydrogen mixtures, Part 1
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 S. Dorofeev (FM Global): Flame acceleration and transition to detonation: a framework for estimating potential explosion hazards in hydrogen mixtures, Part 2
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
  Social event
 
Saturday, 26th July 2008
Work in Progress Presentations by Young Researchers
10:15-10:25   Nora At Khen   Air Liquide (France)
Risk management on gaseous H2 Refueling Stations
10:25-10:35   Lois Brett   European Commission's Directorate General Joint Research Center (The Netherlands)
Hydrogen Sensors
10:35-10:45   Narendra Pal   R&D Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Faridabad (India)
Hydrogen Research/Demonstration Projects
10:45-10:55   Sayaka Suzuki   University of Tokyo (Japan)
Thermophoresis of aggregated particles
10:55-11:05   Joerg Linnemann   PLANET GbR - Engineering and Consulting
The HyWindBalance Project
11:05-11:15   Trygve Skjold   University of Bergen/Gexcon (Norway)
Recent Tank Explosion in Atmospheric Storage Tank
11:15-11:40       Coffee
11:40-11:50   Michael Försth   Department of Fire Technology at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Sweden)
Inhibition by a Pt Surface
11:50-12:00   Stefan Garche   Energy Agency North-Rhine Westphalia (Germany)
Activities of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network North Rhine-Westphalia
12:00-12:10   Vladimir Shentsov   Kharkov Aviation Institute (Ukraine)
Numerical estimation of explosion consequences of hydrogen in the atmosphere
12:10-12:20   Z. Rita Liang   Containment Response Section, Fuel & Fuel Channel Safety Branch, Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Containment Safety: R&D Areas and Facilities
12:20-12:30   Dustin McNally   University of North Dakota (United States of America)
Hydrogen Purification With Swing Adsorption
12:30-12:40   Karen Hall   Technology Transition Corporation, LTD
TTC Activities in Hydrogen Safety
12:45-13:30       Lunch
13:30-13:40   André Vagner Gaathaug   Telemark University (Norway)
Hydrogen explosion experiments in a circular transparent pipe with a single obstacle
13:40-13:50   Kanchan Rai   Telemark University (Norway)
Hydrogen Explosion Experiments in Channels
13:50-14:00   Tim Langer   Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt/University of Karlsruhe (Germany)
Ignition of hydrogen-air mixtures caused by high frequency streamer discharges
14:00-14:10   Maxim Bragin   University of Ulster (United Kingdom)
Notional Nozzle Concept in Modelling
14:10-14:20       Break
14:20-14:30   Sile Brennan   University of Ulster (United Kingdom)
LES of High Pressure Hydrogen Jet Fires
14:30-14:40   Franck Verbecke   University of Ulster (United Kingdom)
LES of non-uniform H2-air deflagrations
14:40-14:50   Mateusz Zbikowski   University of Ulster (United Kingdom)
Numerical Simulation of Large Scale Detonation
14:50-15:00   Vladislav Volodin   Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Spontaneous ignition of hydrogen release in tubes
15:00-15:10   Erik Merilo   Stanford Research Institute (United States of America)
Spontaneous Ignition of Large-Scale Hydrogen Release Tests
15:10-15:20   Mohammad Moonis   Health and Safety Laboratory (United Kingdom)
Safety During Delivery and Storage of Hydrogen Fuel: a Study by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) for the Department for Transport (DfT)
15:20-15:30   Jean-Bernard Saffers   University of Ulster (United Kingdom)
Principles of Hydrogen Safety Engineering
15:30-18:00       Free time
        Social event
 
Sunday, 27th July 2008
Sunday’s Social events
 
Monday, 28th July 2008
10:00-10:45 B. Somerday (Sandia National Laboratories): Hydrogen Effects in Materials, Part 1
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 B. Somerday (Sandia National Laboratories): Hydrogen Effects in Materials, Part 2
12:00-12:45 Round table discussion
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 J. LaChance (Sandia National Laboratories): Quantitative Risk Assessment, Part 1
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 J. LaChance (Sandia National Laboratories): Quantitative Risk Assessment, Part 2
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
  Social event
 
Tuesday, 29th July 2008
10:00-10:45 M. Groethe (SRI): Large-Scale Testing, Part 1
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 M. Groethe (SRI): Large-Scale Testing, Part 2
12:00-12:45 Round table discussion
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:15 Paperwork – Social Programme & Expenses
14:15-15:00 S. Woods (NASA White Sands Test Facility): Hazards Analysis, Part 1
15:00-15:15 Break
15:15-16:00 S. Woods (NASA White Sands Test Facility): Hazards Analysis, Part 2
16:00-16:15 Tea
16:15-17:00 Round table discussion
  Social event
 
Wednesday, 30th July 2008
10:00-10:45 A. Ruiz (US Department of Energy): DOE Hydrogen Program Overview
10:45-11:15 Coffee
11:15-12:00 Round table discussion
12:00-12:45 Outstanding issues
12:45-13:15 Round table discussion
13:15-14:30 Lunch
14:30-14:45 Paperwork – Feedback & Expenses
15:00-15:30 Closing ceremony by Professor Alastair Adair, Provost and PVC (Communications & External Affairs)
15:30-16:00 Farewell party