Air (Oxygen) Ingress in Isolated Installations
- Status:
- Complete
- Project Reference Number:
- NIA_CAD0108
- STRATEGY THEME:
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- Net zero and the energy system transition
- START DATE:
- END DATE:
Project summary
- Funding Licensee(s):
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- Cadent - Eastern
- Cadent - North London
- Cadent - North West
- Cadent - West Midlands
- Funding mechanism:
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- NIA_RIIO-2
- Technology:
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- Gas Distribution Networks
- Expenditure:
- £280,000
- Third Party Collaborators:
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- Enertek International Ltd
- Steer Energy
This project will help to inform the GDNs, and wider industry on the mechanism for potential air ingress into gas-conveying downstream pipework, particularly during periods of isolation (e.g., if a consumer manually shuts their ECV before then going on holiday for a number of weeks). The work will investigate the phenomena/behaviour for pure natural gas, hydrogen blends (20%), and pure hydrogen - to inform a holistic view for all gas scenarios.
The findings will help enable any proactive mitigation measures to be considered and/or implemented in future, to help maximise the safety of consumers in any future scenario and engineer-out any possible risks.
The work is supported by all 4 GDNs, and will collaborate with, and leverage, a preliminary project led by SGN.
Benefits
n/a
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