Methane to hydrogen
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I have a question: There was a lightning strike in the hydrogen production unit; all other units are working fine, but the blower stopped functioning. What should I do if it cannot be started again after some time? Why? More details? Should we close all the control valves for the fuel gas entering the conversion furnace? Because in that case, oxygen won’t be able to get in, and the negative pressure will also be high
If it can’t be started for a long time, doesn’t that trigger a chain reaction? As soon as such a reaction occurs, all those gas valves automatically shut off
The blower stopped, triggering an interlock due to low oxygen level in the converter, which led to the shutdown of hydrogen production
If there is no interlocking, doesn’t the blower have a backup unit? Start the backup unit! In the event of a prolonged situation, perform an emergency shutdown, cut off the feed, stop the PSA unit, and initiate circulation in the system!
Then you should close all the manual valves in front of the burners, start the drum blower for furnace purging, cut off the feed, and activate the nitrogen compressor for a large-scale circulation