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WINS 2012 NDT Training Course Calendar: Contact us right away!
Level I/II MT/PT course in State College, PA December 12-15, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA December 5-9, 2011
Level III NDT Consultation Services for procedure development, personnel qualification, training etc. available
WINS expands fiberglass and steel tank inspection capability to include remote visual inspection.
WINS expands fiberglass and steel tank inspection capability to include remote visual inspection.
Level II UT course completed in State College, PA October 6-9, 2011
Level II AE course completed in State College, PA October 24-28, 2011
Level I MT/PT course completed in State College, PA October 10-11, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA September 26-30, 2011
Level I/II MT course completed in State College, PA September 22-23, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA September 6-9, 2011
Level I/II MT/PT course completed in State College, PA August 29-31, 2011
UT Weld Inspection course in Somers, CT August 23-25, 2011
Level II UT course completed in State College, PA August 15-19, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA August 12, 2011
Level II UT course completed in Toronto, OH, July 23, 2011
Level I UT course completed in State College, PA July 15, 2011
Level I/II MT/PT course completed in Mayfield, OH July 8, 2011
Level I/II MT course completed in Indiana, PA June 29, 2011
Level I UT course in State College, PA March 28-April 1, 2011
Level I AE course in State College, PA March 21-25, 2011
WINS President delivered a talk at the ASNT Pittsburgh Chapter on Acoustic Emission on March 17, 2011
View a presentation on the Principles and applications of long range ultrasound
WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology.
Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Code Compliance Assessment for Hydrogen Storage Systems
Experience
WavesinSolids has unique expertise and experience in safety, risk and reliability technologies applied to hydrogen systems. This expertise includes design and analysis of new facilities for the storage, transportation and use of hydrogen, addressing issues such as component and system selection, site location requirements, code compliance, spill control and safety system design. Its engineering staff is active in national and international standards development related to the storage, transportation and use of hydrogen. Much of WINS' unique expertise in hydrogen is captured in the Sourcebook for Hydrogen Applications, a comprehensive reference volume, it publishes on CD-ROM, with peer-review and the endorsement of the United States Department of Energy and National Resources Canada. This manual has become a benchmark information source for guidelines on the safe design and operation of hydrogen systems. As part of our ongoing effort in hydrogen technologies, we have recently compiled all the theoretical work it has carried out over the last few years into a single reference publication entitled Dispersion, Combustion and Explosion of Hydrogen and their Consequences. This is available on CD-ROM along with the Sourcebook for Hydrogen Applications, as a way to extend the hydrogen knowledge base.
Background in Hydrogen Technologies
Over the past several years, with the support and cooperation of a number of participants such as the US Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the National Hydrogen Association, and Natural Resources Canada, WINS has completed a number of studies related to the safe use of hydrogen as an alternate fuel source for consumer applications. This includes standards development and modeling activities that have generated unique hydrogen safety expertise. WINS' engineering staff has applied this expertise on behalf of municipal and regional regulators to evaluate compliance of installations, vehicles and new products involving new applications of hydrogen. In addition, WINS has conducted a number of industrial support projects related to the safe use of hydrogen. A representative sampling of these is listed on the accompanying table.
Modeling
WINS personnel have applied advanced models of dispersion and thermal and overpressure effects from release of combustible gases to establish clearance distances for siting of the Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tank at a Hydrogen Reforming Plant. The adjoining picture shows the thermal effect envelopes for siting a liquid hydrogen Storage tank at a Hydrogen Reforming Plant.
System design, component siting and code compliance assessment is carried out quantitatively using WINS' HyQuantras (Hydrogen Quantitative Risk Assessment) software to compute the radiative heat flux from an ignited hydrogen release. Risk is expressed in terms of the location-specific individual risk (LSIR) which indicate the risk at a particular location, and Potential loss of Life (PLL) which is a measure of the group or societal risk.
The quantitative risk assessment capabilities can be accessed for hydrogen filling stations using a Web-deployed virtual filling station that permits the user to define a site, establish safe distances according to applicable codes and standards and then apply HyQuantras for risk assessment.
