Final dissemination conference (16-17.09.2026)

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Venue:  Brussels, Belgium 

Presentations: all available presentations can be found here https://elvhys.eu/fdc-presentations

Time (CEST)

08:30 - 9:00: Registration

09:00 - 10:25 - Opening and project overview  

09:00 - 09:10: Opening and welcome (F. Ustolin, NTNU; V. Molkov, UU )  

09:10 - 09:40: Overview of ELVHYS project and main outcomes (F. Ustolin, NTNU) 

09:40 - 09:50:  Knowledge transfer to address key challenges in LH2 safety (D. Cirrone, UU) 

09:50 - 10:20:  LH2 transfer ecosystem, infrastructures, and loading procedures (D. Houssin, AL)

10:20 - 10:50 - Coffee break

10:50 - 12:30 - Oxygen enrichment and performance of materials and LH2 components 

10:50 - 11:10: Experimental study of oxygen enrichment during LH2 releases (J. Welch, HSE)

11:10 - 11:30: Resistance of materials to LH2 impinging jets and fires (E. Torres de Ritter, KIT)

11:30 - 11:50: Modelling LH2 jet fires and their interaction with insulation materials (G. Pio, UNIBO)

11:50 - 12:10: Fire tests of short LH2 transfer line elements (A. Friedrich, KIT) 

12:10 - 12:30: Predictive tool to estimate the performance of LH2 components in a fire (F. Ustolin, NTNU) 

12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch break

13:30 - 16:30 - LH2 transfer technologies and operations: experiments and modelling 

13:30 - 13:50: Experiments on LH2 transfer facility performance for mobile applications (D. Lindner, DLR)

13:50 - 14:10:  Testing the fuelling of LH2 tanks for heavy-duty vehicles (J. Knebel, KIT) 

14:10 - 14:30:  DISCHA tool to support LH2 transfer protocols development (A. Venetsanos, NCSRD) 

14:30 - 14:50: Assessment of LH2 transfer influence on tank self-pressurization and venting ( L. Claussner, NTNU)

14:50 - 15:10 - Coffee break

15:10 - 15:30: sLH2 refuelling through entire equipment of HRS: concept, numerical modelling and simulation results (V. Molkov, UU)

15:30 - 15:50: Understanding the heat and mass transfer at HRS during an attempt to refuel the warm LH2 tank (V. Molkov, UU) 

15:50 - 16:10: Self-pressurisation in a vacuum-insulated LH2 storage tank (M. Kamboj, UU) 

16:10 - 16:30: Lessons learned from testing LH2 system and components (B. Broesicke, DLR, J. Knebel, KIT)

16:30 - 17:00:  Q&A session and closure of the first day (F. Ustolin, NTNU; All) 

Venue:  Brussels, Belgium 

Agenda

Time (CEST)

08:30 - 9:00: Registration

09:00 - 12:20 - Assessment of LH2 incident consequences in closed and open spaces

09:00 - 09:20: Experimental study on the dispersion of LH2 from small scale leaks inside a tank connection space (W. Rattigan, HSE) 

09:20 - 09:40: The pressure peaking phenomenon for cryogenic releases (D. Cirrone, UU)  

09:40 - 10:00: Numerical modelling of LH2 leaks within tank/transfer connection spaces (L.   Gray, HSE)  

10:00 - 10:20: Numerical modelling of unignited LH2 tests (N. Koutsourakis, NCSRD)

10:20 - 10:40: Accurate boundary conditions for LH2 storage tank modelling (A. Schiaroli, NTNU) 

10:40 - 11:00 - Coffee break

11:00 - 11:20: Modelling of consequences from loss of containment of LH2 equipment (I. Tolias, NCSRD)

11:20 - 11:40: Research on BLEVE at KIT: experiments and simulations in a shock tube (E. Torres de Ritter, KIT) 

11:40 - 12:00: Engineering tool to assess consequences of a BLEVE explosion (F. Ustolin, NTNU) 

12:00 - 12:20: Throughout multiphase CFD model of BLEVE phenomena: from blast wave to fireball (D. Cirrone, UU)

12:20 - 13:20 - Lunch break

13:20 - 15:00 - Hazards and associated risk analysis for selected LH2 transferring operations

13:20 - 13:40: Identification and prioritisation of hazards for LH2 transfer operations (O.   Aneziris, NCSRD, A. Tugnoli, UNIBO)

13:40 - 14:00: Consequence analysis for selected LH2 transfer operations (A. Venetsanos, NCSRD)

14:00 - 14:20: LH2 release and dispersion from 56 m3 storage tank: hazard distances by flammability & frostbite (M. Shamsaddinsaeid, UU)

14:20 - 14:40: Analysis of incident occurrence frequencies ( B. Linseisen, DLR) 

14:40 - 15:00: Risk analysis for LH2 transfer operations (O. Aneziris, NCSRD) 

15:00 - 15:20 - Coffee break

15:20 - 16:20 - Training, guidelines and recommendations for RCS  

15:20 - 15:40: ELVHYS outcome to support education on safety of LH2  transfer technologies (D. Cirrone, UU)

15:40 - 16:00:  Safety strategies, engineering solutions and guidelines for inherently safer design of LH2 transfer facilities (D. Houssin, AL) 

16:00 - 16:20: Recommendations for Regulations, Codes and Standards (D. Houssin, AL) 

16:20 - 16:50 - Q&A session (F. Ustolin, NTNU; All)

16:50 - 17:00 - Closing remarks (F. Ustolin, NTNU)