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Dr Paul Battersby

Dr Paul Battersby

batterpa@lsbu.ac.uk

Chemical and Energy Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6125-7817

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I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering in the Division of Chemical and Energy Engineering (CEE) and a member of the Explosion and Fire Research Group (EFRG) within CEE. My research area is flammable gas safety, especially hydrogen in the nuclear industry, and have worked on a large number of industrially funded research projects. I have over 20 publications, including several in internationally respected journals such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

My main research interests are hydrogen safety and reaction calorimetry, especially pertaining to the nuclear industry. I have worked on a large number of industrially sponsored research projects for clients including National Nuclear Laboratories, Sellafield Ltd, and the Health and Safety Executive (UK).

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Awarded in the last 5 years
Ms Roxana O'HaraChemochromic Pd-V2O5 Sensors for Hydrogen Detection in Nuclear PlantsPhD
FunderYear wonProjectRole
Sellafield Ltd2020Experimental Trials to Examine the Effect of Ignition of Small Volumes of Hydrogen in a Fruit Tin on the Dispersion of Powder Co-Investigator
Sellafield Ltd2017SCi098_ENG_Consultancy_Sellafield_Experimental work on the assessment of skip and box filter assemblies that are to be used for hydrogen dispersion in MSSS 3m3 packagesPrincipal Investigator
British Council 2016ATI Propulsion Theme SupportPrincipal Investigator

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Ignition of flammable hydrogen/air mixtures by high mass mechanical impact of Magnox contaminated surfaces
Averill, A., Ingram, J., Holborn, P., Battersby, P. and Benson, C. (2020). Ignition of flammable hydrogen/air mixtures by high mass mechanical impact of Magnox contaminated surfaces. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45 (4), pp. 3372-3380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.11.148

Potential hazard consequences to personnel exposed to the ignition of small volumes of weakly confined stoichiometric hydrogen/air mixture
Averill, A, Ingram, J, Gomez-Agustina, L., Holborn, P, Battersby, P and Benson, CM (2018). Potential hazard consequences to personnel exposed to the ignition of small volumes of weakly confined stoichiometric hydrogen/air mixture. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43 (50), pp. 22733-22745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.10.092

Surface temperature generation during drop weight mechanical impact and the usefulness of dynamic thermocouple measurements for predicting impact ignition of flammable gases
Ingram, JM, Averill, AF, Holborn, PG, Battersby, P and Benson, CM (2018). Surface temperature generation during drop weight mechanical impact and the usefulness of dynamic thermocouple measurements for predicting impact ignition of flammable gases. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 55, pp. 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2018.05.015

Application of Bayesian methods and networks to ignition hazard event prediction in nuclear waste decommissioning operations
Averill, AF, Ingram, JM, Holborn, PG, Battersby, P and Benson, CM (2018). Application of Bayesian methods and networks to ignition hazard event prediction in nuclear waste decommissioning operations. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 116, pp. 396-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2018.03.002

Energy losses during drop weight mechanical impacts with special reference to ignition of flammable atmospheres in nuclear decommissioning: theory and determination of experimental coefficients for impact analysis and prediction
Averill, AF, Ingram, JM, Holborn, PG and Battersby, P (2017). Energy losses during drop weight mechanical impacts with special reference to ignition of flammable atmospheres in nuclear decommissioning: theory and determination of experimental coefficients for impact analysis and prediction. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 109, pp. 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2017.05.019