PRCI Full Scale Burst Test Contribution

June 30th, 2025

R&D Focus Areas:
Pipeline materials and performance, Hydrogen embrittlement

Lead Organisation:
PRCI

Funding:
Future Fuels CRC

Status:
Active, project to continue after Future Fuels CRC

Start date:
February 2025

Project summary description:

Full-scale testing of pipelines containing pressurised hydrogen will provide essential data to understand the safe operating window for high-pressure steel pipelines in hydrogen service. This project will provide Future Fuels CRC participants with access to the latest results of a full-scale testing program currently being commissioned by EFI/PRCI and will allow the Australian pipeline industry to be directly involved in the setup and execution of the tests.

June 2025