• Explosive, explosible, flammable and energetic materials.
  
  
• Exothermic reactions. Calorimetric, laboratory and large scale experimental facilities are available for the study of runaway reactions.
  
  
• Gas and dust explosions in confined and unconfined spaces. Small and large scale experimental facilities are available.
  
  
• Ignition sources and their means of control.
  
  
• Fire behaviour. Facilities are available for the study of fires in confined spaces such as tunnels and warehouses.
  
  
• Fire and explosion prevention and protection devices and systems. Industrial scale experimental facilities are available.
  
  
• Modelling of fire and explosions using computational approaches, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Model evaluation and validation.
  
  
• Modelling the behaviour and consequences of large scale releases of flammable and toxic substances.
  
  
• Assessment of hazards from high pressure systems.
  
  
• Assessment of consequent models, including CFD, in safety cases.
  
  
• Testing and certification, advising on technical developments, including UN-related testing and ATEX Directive testing.
  
  
• European certification work - the GB Explosives Notified Body (ENB).

Further Information:

Contact our Business Development Unit by telephone (+44) 01298 218218, fax (+44) 01298 218822 or email hslinfo@hsl.gov.uk.

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