Lessons learned from recent fuel storage fires
- Industrial fire and explosion hazards due to accidents in fuel storage units have gained a considerable attention in the recent times. Both the regulatory bodies and scientific communities are heavily concerned about the proper safety measures to avoid such calamities in future. This paper aims to bring some essentials related to the hazards arose from the recent fuel storage fire accident occurred in Buncefield, UK (2005), Puerto Rico, USA (2009) and Sitapura, India (2009). The potential similarities behind occurrence of these accidents are studied. The applicability of various methods (models) and also computer simulations to estimate the safety distances according to the international standards for both explosion and fire hazard are verified. The overpressures caused by the Vapor Cloud Explosion (VCE) and radiation flux emitted by the fire are considered for respective explosion and fire hazard estimations. The prime focus is placed on the regulations laid down by the National FireIndustrial fire and explosion hazards due to accidents in fuel storage units have gained a considerable attention in the recent times. Both the regulatory bodies and scientific communities are heavily concerned about the proper safety measures to avoid such calamities in future. This paper aims to bring some essentials related to the hazards arose from the recent fuel storage fire accident occurred in Buncefield, UK (2005), Puerto Rico, USA (2009) and Sitapura, India (2009). The potential similarities behind occurrence of these accidents are studied. The applicability of various methods (models) and also computer simulations to estimate the safety distances according to the international standards for both explosion and fire hazard are verified. The overpressures caused by the Vapor Cloud Explosion (VCE) and radiation flux emitted by the fire are considered for respective explosion and fire hazard estimations. The prime focus is placed on the regulations laid down by the National Fire Protection Agency of the United States and the European Norms.…
Autor*innen: | Kirti Bhushan Mishra, Klaus-Dieter Wehrstedt, Holger Krebs |
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Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Graue Literatur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | ICCEU 2012 - 11th International conference on combustion and energy utilization (Proceedings) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2012 |
Erste Seite: | 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 10(?) |
Freie Schlagwörter: | CFD simulation; Explosion; Industrial fires; Overpressure; Safety measures; Storage units |
Veranstaltung: | ICCEU 2012 - 11th International conference on combustion and energy utilization |
Veranstaltungsort: | Coimbra, Portugal |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 2012-05-09 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 2012-05-13 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Physisches Exemplar in der Bibliothek der BAM vorhanden ("Hardcopy Access") |
Bibliotheksstandort: | Sonderstandort: Publica-Schrank |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 19.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |