In the last 10 years a number of serious incidents have occurred as a result of inexperienced individuals filling high pressure gas cylinders with gas mixtures that caused the cylinders to rupture unexpectedly. When this happens it can not only cause serious injury and/or physical damage, it creates a significant hazard to the first responders to the incident.
Some of these incidents occurred at companies producing “green” gas mixtures. These mixtures are advertised as being environmentally friendly and energy efficient, but the companies filling these cylinders are frequently not aware of the many hazards associated with these types of mixtures.
Whenever and wherever cylinder filling, storage, and handling occurs, the safety of the handlers and the surrounding public is paramount. It is important that handlers know the inherent potential risks and the errors that caused previous unexpected incidents in order to prevent the same types of disasters from being repeated.
Carbon Monoxide Stress Corrosion Cracking
Inventors and entrepreneurs have been selling a proprietary gas mixture known by many different names: Brown Gas, Hydrillium, Aqua- Fuel, MagneGas, Carbohydrillium, and others. These are marketed as environmentally friendly (green) fuel gas purportedly more energy efficient than hydrocarbon-based fuels. This gas mixture is also used as a fuel for barbeque grills with a flame temperature hotter than propane.
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