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Summary of recent research activities at BAM concerning large scale fireballs of organic peroxides (OP). Videos of the tests performed in Nanjing, China, are presented. A new model for OP fireball diameter, duration, height and SEP is proposed based on all experiments. In addition, small scale test results using DTBP and heptane are presented. Finally, CFD simulation is used to predict the fireball parameters: diameter, duration and height.
Summary of recent research activities at BAM concerning large scale fireballs of organic peroxides (OP). For the tests performed in Nanjing, China, the experimental setup and data aquisition is briefly shown and results are discussed compared with semi-empirical models. A new model is proposed for assessing OP fireballs. Thermal safety distances are calculated and compared for the three large tests.
Summary of recent research activities at BAM concerning fireballs of organic peroxides. Experimental setup and data aquisition is briefly shown and results are discussed compared with semi-empirical models. Moreover, approaches for CFD simulation methods are presented. Finally, collaborative research of BAM and NUST (China) is shown as an example for future work.
Fire and explosion hazards associated with storage and transportation of flammable materials have been a matter of great interest in the recent times. There are numerous studies on pool fires, BLEVEs and fireballs of hydrocarbon fuels, whereas BLEVEs and fireballs of organic peroxides (OP) were not investigated in detail yet. Recent research activities on OP fireballs are presented in terms of mass burning rates, substance temperatures and the formation of fireballs. Differences to existing correlations and their impact on hazard assessment is shown. Finally different approaches for CFD modeling are presented and compared.
To simulate a full fire engulfment during transportation or storage a closed removable head steel drum filled with 200 l Di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) is subjected to a wood fire. Due to the enormous heat flux and the exothermic self-decomposition large flames arise and finally multiple fireballs occur. The fireballs consume up to 20 % of the total mass (20 % equals to 31 kg). They are characterized by high surface emissive power and large flames associated with high thermal radiation causing spontaneous ignition of objects in the surrounding. The measured sizes of the DTBP fireballs are smaller compared to the results of the general equations for hydrocarbon fireballs. Because these equations are recommended by the Health and Safety Executive (UK) to be applicable for organic peroxides explicit comparisons of DTBP with LPG, diesel and gasoline concerning the characteristics of fireballs are carried out. Also the burning time is compared and confirms a faster combustion of the peroxide. Moreover, the development of size and emissive power for DTBP and diesel fireballs are compared in a normalized graph. The results provide the assumption that new empirical models are required to be developed for hazard assessment of organic peroxide fireballs.