Objective Hydrogen is expected to be highly valuable energy carrier for the 21st century as it should participate in answering main societal and economical concerns. To exploit its benefits at large scale, further research and technological developments are required. In particular, the storage of hydrogen must be secured. Even if burst in service of pressure vessels in composite material is very unlikely, when exposed to a fire, they present safety challenges imposing to correctly size their means of protection.The main objective of FireComp project is thus to better characterize the conditions that need to be achieved to avoid burst. To this aim, experimental work will be done in order to improve the understanding of heat transfer mechanisms and the loss of strength of composite high-pressure vessels in fire conditions. We will then model the thermo-mechanical behaviour of these vessels.Different applications will be considered: automotive application, stationary application, transportable cylinders, bundles and tube trailers. A risk analysis will be conducted for each application leading to the definition of optimised safety strategies.The main outputs of the project will be recommendations for Regulation Codes and Standards regarding the qualification of high-pressure composite storage and sizing of its protections.The FireComp project brings together partners from diverse expertise: a GCH (Gaseous Compressed Hydrogen) technology integrator as a coordinator (AIR LIQUIDE), a pressure vessel supplier (HEXAGON), a leading actor in international Standards, Codes and Regulations development (HSL), experts in industrial risks (INERIS), experts in thermal radiation and mechanical behaviour of the composite (CNRS (Pprime & LEMTA), LMS Samtech), experts in thermal degradation and combustion of composites, numerical simulation (Edinburgh University and LMS Samtech) and an expert in European R&D collaborative project management (ALMA). Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringheat engineeringengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2012.5.4 - Pre-normative research on fire safety of pressure vessels in composite materials Call for proposal FCH-JU-2012-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator L AIR LIQUIDE SA EU contribution € 282 403,00 Address QUAI D ORSAY 75 75007 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Latifa Merimi (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 606 735,00 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Patrice Soullie (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom EU contribution € 216 033,00 Address OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL Edinburgh See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Katherine Trotter (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HEXAGON RAUFOSS AS Norway EU contribution € 391 676,00 Address ENGGATA 40 2830 RAUFOSS See on map Region Norge Innlandet Innlandet Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Per Sigurd Heggem (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES - INERIS France EU contribution € 194 786,00 Address PARC TECHNOLOGIQUE ALATA 60550 Verneuil En Halatte See on map Region Hauts-de-France Picardie Oise Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Valérie Mahieux (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE United Kingdom EU contribution € 29 034,00 Address MERTON ROAD, REDGRAVE COURT L20 7HS Bootle Merseyside See on map Region North West (England) Merseyside Sefton Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christopher Neilson (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SAMTECH SA Belgium EU contribution € 106 710,00 Address RUE DES CHASSEURS ARDENNAIS 8 PARC SCIENTIFIQUE DU SART TILMAN 4031 ANGLEUR See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. Liège Arr. Liège Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Didier Granville (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AYMING France EU contribution € 50 175,00 Address RUE CHAPTAL 114 92300 Levallois-Perret See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Emmanuelle Bur (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data