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Title: Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Project

Abstract

Under the auspices of the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the US Department of Energy, the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation conducted a three-year program to increase the understanding of the safe and proper use and maintenance of vehicular compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems. High-pressure fuel systems require periodic inspection and maintenance to insure safe and proper operation. The project addressed the needs of CNG fuel containers (cylinders) and associated high-pressure fuel system components related to existing law, codes and standards (C&S), available training and inspection programs, and assured coordination among vehicle users, public safety officials, fueling station operators and training providers. The program included a public and industry awareness campaign, establishment and administration of a cylinder inspector certification training scholarship program, evaluation of current safety training and testing practices, monitoring and investigation of CNG vehicle incidents, evaluation of a cylinder recertification program and the migration of CNG vehicle safety knowledge to the nascent hydrogen vehicle community.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The Clean Vehicle Education Foundation
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
951899
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-05NT42608
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 08 HYDROGEN; CONTAINERS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FUEL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; MAINTENANCE; MONITORING; NATURAL GAS; SAFETY; TESTING; TRAINING

Citation Formats

Seiff, Hank. Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Project. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/951899.
Seiff, Hank. Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/951899
Seiff, Hank. 2008. "Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/951899. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/951899.
@article{osti_951899,
title = {Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Project},
author = {Seiff, Hank},
abstractNote = {Under the auspices of the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the US Department of Energy, the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation conducted a three-year program to increase the understanding of the safe and proper use and maintenance of vehicular compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems. High-pressure fuel systems require periodic inspection and maintenance to insure safe and proper operation. The project addressed the needs of CNG fuel containers (cylinders) and associated high-pressure fuel system components related to existing law, codes and standards (C&S), available training and inspection programs, and assured coordination among vehicle users, public safety officials, fueling station operators and training providers. The program included a public and industry awareness campaign, establishment and administration of a cylinder inspector certification training scholarship program, evaluation of current safety training and testing practices, monitoring and investigation of CNG vehicle incidents, evaluation of a cylinder recertification program and the migration of CNG vehicle safety knowledge to the nascent hydrogen vehicle community.},
doi = {10.2172/951899},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/951899}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2008}
}