TY - CONF A1 - Rauchegger, Christian A1 - Schalau, Bernd A1 - Schmidt, Dirk A1 - Lohse, Volkmar A1 - Schröder, Volkmar A1 - Thévenin, D. T1 - Experimental results from heavy gas dispersions (R134a) N2 - Heavy gases in large quantities are used worldwide in various industries. Past incidents, such as the liquefied gas disaster in Viareggio (2009) have shown that these materials are difficult to handle in a safe manner. According to the German Hazardous Incident Ordinance (StörfallVO 2000 - 12. BIMSchV), plant operators with extended responsibilities must produce a report in which they verify that , in the event of an unintentional gas release, the surrounding area will not be aversely affected. Essential elements of this report are calculations of both the released mass flow and the gas dispersion. Using models such as the VDI guideline 3783 (state of the art in Germany) plant operators are able to predict the characteristics of likely gas dispersions. The presented experimental investigations were carried out at the BAM better understand heavy gas dispersion with high gas concentrations in the air (≥ 1 Vol.-%), as well as concentrations with approximately neutral density characteristics (≤ 3000ppm) in order to test the accuracy of the VDI guideline. The starting point for experimental trials was the heavy gas releases resulting from pipeline, vessel or standard gas bottle leaks, with mass flows of between 20 and 100 g s-1. Investigations on the gas-phase release process focused on the unsteady mass flow associated with releases from standard gas bottles. The experimental results will be used as comparative parameters for future simulations. The goal of these simulations is to develop a model with which calculation of the unsteady mass flow, based on the material characteristics for any gas, is possible. T2 - 7th Global congress on process safety - 2011 Spring meeting CY - Chicago, Illinois, USA DA - 13.03.2011 KW - Heavy gas KW - Gas releases KW - Dispersion KW - Measurement KW - VDI guideline 3783 PY - 2011 SP - 1 EP - 12 AN - OPUS4-23532 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rauchegger, Christian A1 - Schröder, Volkmar A1 - Lohse, Volkmar A1 - Schmidt, Dirk A1 - Thévenin, D. T1 - Release and dispersion of heavy gases - experimental results and numerical simulations N2 - Heavy gases in large quantities are used worldwide in various industries. Past incidents, such as the liquefied gas disaster in Viareggio (2009) have shown that these materials are difficult to handle in a safe manner. According to the German Hazardous Incident Ordinance (StörfallVO 2000 - 12. BImSchV) plant operators with 'extended responsibilities' must produce a report in which they verify that, in the event of an unintentional gas release, the surrounding area will not be aversely affected. The essential elements of this report include calculations of both releasedmass flow and gas dispersion. Using models such as the VDI guideline 3783 (state of the art in Germany) plant operators are able to predict the characteristics of likely gas dispersions. Within the framework of the reported experimental trials, the release process of heavy gases from standard gas cylinders was investigated. Using the results of this investigation a calculation methodology has been developed which is able to predict the mass flow of a gas-phase release. As input parameters only the geometry of the gas cylinder, the material properties of the respective fluid as well as the environmental parameters such as velocity of approach and air temperature are required. In the course of modeling various approaches for nucleate boiling have been tested for their applicability. Both the calculation methodology and a comparison between the calculated and experimental results will be presented. Within the same framework of experimental trials, the dispersion process of the aforementioned heavy gases was also investigated. The dispersed gas cloud in this case was considered as originating from a continuous point source under ambient conditions. For the various Trials concentrations both in the heavy gas (≥ 1 vol.-%) and in the neutral gas field (≤ 3000 ppm) were measured. In the immediate area of the release the length, width and height of the heavy gas cloud were evaluated. The experimental results, comparison calculations and the measurement techniques will be presented. T2 - 8th Global congress on process safety (GCPS) CY - Houston, TX, USA DA - 01.04.2012 KW - Heavy gases KW - Gas releases KW - Gas Dispersion KW - VDI Guideline 3783 PY - 2012 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267345315_Release_and_Dispersion_of_Heavy_Gases_-_Experimental_Results_and_Numerical_Simulations SN - 978-0-8169-1071-7 IS - Paper 104aq SP - 1 EP - 16 AN - OPUS4-25772 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lohse, Volkmar A1 - Negendank, Detlef A1 - Buschbeck, Gerd T1 - Explosionsschutz mit Gaswarngeräten T2 - Internationale Fachmesse für Explosionsschutz und Anlagensicherheit CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2001-03-27 PY - 2001 AN - OPUS4-1695 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lohse, Volkmar A1 - Negendank, Detlef A1 - Buschbeck, Gerd T1 - Explosionsschutz - Gaswarngeräte im Geltungsbereich der Richtlinie 94/9/EG T2 - Internationale Fachmesse für Explosionsschutz und Anlagensicherheit CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2001-03-27 PY - 2001 AN - OPUS4-1696 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lohse, Volkmar T1 - Konformitäts-Bewertungsverfahren nach Richtlinie 94/9/EG für Gaswarngeräte zum Einsatz in explosionsgefährdeten Bereichen T2 - Behörden-Erfahrungsaustausch Gefahrgutsicherheit, Störfall-Verordnung und Explosionsschutz CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2002-09-10 PY - 2002 AN - OPUS4-1697 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lohse, Volkmar T1 - Anforderungen an Gaswarngeräte für den Einsatz in abwassertechnischen Anlagen T2 - Fachtagung "Abwassertechnische Anlagen" CY - Waßmannsdorf, Deutschland DA - 2002-09-19 PY - 2002 AN - OPUS4-1698 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lohse, Volkmar A1 - Negendank, Detlef T1 - Explosionsschutz mit Gaswarngeräten - Die BAM als notifizierte Stelle für Richtlinie 94/9/EG T2 - ExploRisk 2002 CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2002-10-08 PY - 2002 AN - OPUS4-1699 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lohse, Volkmar A1 - Negendank, Detlef T1 - Gemeinsame BAM- und PTB-Dienstleistung - Konformitäts-Bewertungsverfahren für Gaswarngeräte T2 - ExploRisk 2002 CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2002-10-08 PY - 2002 AN - OPUS4-1700 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -