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Flammable gas cloud build up in a ventilated enclosure

Ivings, M.J. / Gant, S.E. / Saunders, C.J. / Pocock, D.J.

Ventilation is frequently used as a means for preventing the build up of flammable or toxic gases in enclosed spaces. The effectiveness of the ventilation often has to be considered as part of a safety case or risk assessment. In this paper methods for assessing ventilation effectiveness for hazardous area classification are examined. The analysis uses data produced from CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations of low-pressure jet releases of flammable gas in a ventilated enclosure. The CFD model is validated against experimental measurements of gas releases in a ventilation-controlled test chamber. Good agreement is found between the model predictions and the experimental data. Analysis of the CFD results shows that the flammable gas cloud volume resulting from a leak is largely dependent on the mass release rate of flammable gas and the ventilation rate of the enclosure. The effectiveness of the ventilation for preventing the build up of flammable gas can therefore be assessed by considering the average gas concentration at the enclosure outlet(s). It is found that the ventilation rate of the enclosure provides a more useful measure of ventilation effectiveness than considering the enclosure air change rate.

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Ivings, M.J. / Gant, S.E. / Saunders, C.J. / Pocock, D.J.

Ventilation is frequently used as a means for preventing the build up of flammable or toxic gases in enclosed spaces. The effectiveness of the ventilation often has to be considered as part of a safety case or risk assessment. In this paper methods for assessing ventilation effectiveness for hazardous area classification are examined. The analysis uses data produced from CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations of low-pressure jet releases of flammable gas in a ventilated enclosure. The CFD model is validated against experimental measurements of gas releases in a ventilation-controlled test chamber. Good agreement is found between the model predictions and the experimental data. Analysis of the CFD results shows that the flammable gas cloud volume resulting from a leak is largely dependent on the mass release rate of flammable gas and the ventilation rate of the enclosure. The effectiveness of the ventilation for preventing the build up of flammable gas can therefore be assessed by considering the average gas concentration at the enclosure outlet(s). It is found that the ventilation rate of the enclosure provides a more useful measure of ventilation effectiveness than considering the enclosure air change rate.

Flammable gas cloud build up in a ventilated enclosure

Ivings, M.J. / Gant, S.E. / Saunders, C.J. / Pocock, D.J.

Ventilation is frequently used as a means for preventing the build up of flammable or toxic gases in enclosed spaces. The effectiveness of the ventilation often has to be considered as part of a safety case or risk assessment. In this paper methods for assessing ventilation effectiveness for hazardous area classification are examined. The analysis uses data produced from CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations of low-pressure jet releases of flammable gas in a ventilated enclosure. The CFD model is validated against experimental measurements of gas releases in a ventilation-controlled test chamber. Good agreement is found between the model predictions and the experimental data. Analysis of the CFD results shows that the flammable gas cloud volume resulting from a leak is largely dependent on the mass release rate of flammable gas and the ventilation rate of the enclosure. The effectiveness of the ventilation for preventing the build up of flammable gas can therefore be assessed by considering the average gas concentration at the enclosure outlet(s). It is found that the ventilation rate of the enclosure provides a more useful measure of ventilation effectiveness than considering the enclosure air change rate.

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Title:

Flammable gas cloud build up in a ventilated enclosure

Contributors:

Ivings, M.J. (author) / Gant, S.E. (author) / Saunders, C.J. (author) / Pocock, D.J. (author)

Published in:

Journal of Hazardous Materials ; 184 ; 170-176

Publication date:

2010

Size:

7 Seiten

ISSN:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.020

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

Entflammbarkeit , Gasentwicklung , Entzündbarkeit , Ventilation (Lüftung) , numerische Strömungssimulation , Modellsimulation , Risikoanalyse , Gefahrenzone , Gasströmung , Luftströmung , Nutzwertanalyse , Leckverlust , Strömungsgeschwindigkeit

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