NEWS

We are pleased to inform you that the 91^st edition of the FABIG Newsletter is now available on the FABIG website.

FABIG Members are able to download Issue 091 from the Technical Newsletters section of the website (once logged-in) whilst non-Members of FABIG are able to purchase it.

This issue comprises the following:

• Editorial: Launch of Vincent Tam Fire & Explosion Safety Award
  G. Vannier - The Steel Construction Institute (SCI)
• CostFX Phase II large-scale hydrogen experiments - DDT thresholds and performance of models
  A. Huser, M. Johnson and Y. Jin - DNV
  This paper describes the findings of the CostFX Phase II Joint Industry Project, which involved large-scale hydrogen explosion experiments and investigated the occurrence of Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition (DDT) following ignition of hydrogen clouds within configurations of varying congestion and confinement. The project also evaluated the predictive performance of two Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools against those experiments.
• Digital image processing for the advanced characterization and simulation of experimental fire tests
  A. Schiaroli^1,2, C. Mata³, G.E. Scarponi¹, A.K. Habib⁴, M. Kluge⁴, F. Ustolin², V. Cozzani¹ - ¹University of Bologna, ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), ³Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ⁴Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung (BAM)
  This paper introduces a novel methodology based on Digital Image Processing (DIP) for characterizing the fire engulfment of storage tanks in full-scale fire tests. The approach captures the flame coverage on the surface of the tank throughout the test and provides an accurate map of the flame distribution over time. It can support both the planning of fire tests and the interpretation of their results, as well as for the characterization of realistic fire scenarios to improve model validation and enhance the accuracy of real-fires simulations.
• A comprehensive analysis of hydrogen refuelling station incidents: Unveiling contributing factors
  J. Navajas¹, E. Badia¹, C.E. Candás⁵, R. Sala¹, J. Kingston², H. Sato³, N. Paltrinieri⁴ - ¹Center for Energy, ²Noordwijk Risk Initiative Foundation (NRI), ³Nagoya University, ⁴Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), ⁵Independent Researcher
  This paper presents a study examining 211 incidents that occurred at hydrogen refuelling stations in order to identify key contributing factors.
• Launch of Vincent Tam Fire & Explosion Safety Award
  G. Vannier - The Steel Construction Institute (SCI)
  This article describes the rules of this new Award sponsored by FABIG and DNV Spadeadam Research & Development, which recognises an early career practitioner or researcher who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to fire & explosion safety.

Take care,

The FABIG Team