Email this article Predicting vapor cloud explosions in enclosed spaces
- Authors: Alexeev S.G.1,2, Gur’ev E.S.1,3, Poluyan L.V.1,3, Barbin N.M.2,4
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Affiliations:
- Research Center on the Reliability and Durability of Large Systems and Machines
- Ural State Fire Service Institute, Russian Ministry for Civil Defense
- Yeltsin Ural Federal University
- Ural State Agrarian University
- Issue: Vol 60, No 9 (2017)
- Pages: 366-374
- Section: Environmental Protection
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1068-364X/article/view/226347
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068364X17090022
- ID: 226347
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Abstract
For the example of 80 organic solvents, the methods developed by the All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection (ARIFP) and the Dutch ME-TNO method for vapor cloud explosions (VCE) in enclosed spaces are compared. The comparison focuses on the safe volume of the building. The correlation between the results of the two methods is established. After introducing a correction factor of 1.42, the METNO method for third-class VCE may be used to categorize production buildings in terms of explosion safety.
About the authors
S. G. Alexeev
Research Center on the Reliability and Durability of Large Systems and Machines; Ural State Fire Service Institute, Russian Ministry for Civil Defense
Author for correspondence.
Email: 3608113@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620049; Yekaterinburg, 620062
E. S. Gur’ev
Research Center on the Reliability and Durability of Large Systems and Machines; Yeltsin Ural Federal University
Email: 3608113@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620049; Yekaterinburg, 620002
L. V. Poluyan
Research Center on the Reliability and Durability of Large Systems and Machines; Yeltsin Ural Federal University
Email: 3608113@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620049; Yekaterinburg, 620002
N. M. Barbin
Ural State Fire Service Institute, Russian Ministry for Civil Defense; Ural State Agrarian University
Email: 3608113@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Yekaterinburg, 620062; Yekaterinburg, 620075
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