explosion modeling Articles
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Explosion Modeling And Damage Assessment Software
This article will briefly discuss the potential for industrial explosions. It will outline the steps in using one particular type of explosion modeling software called BREEZE® HEXDAM and VEXDAM that is used to predict the human and structural effects of explosions at a facility. Finally, the article will explain how to use this information to ensure workers’ safety and minimize facility damage ...
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Explosion Modeling: A Blast from the Future
Industrial facilities run like well oiled machines, keeping the pulse of the nation’s economy moving at a steady clip. But on-site explosions slow this pulse, threatening workers’ safety and jeopardizing production. Industry leaders know all too well the devastating effects that explosions can have on a facility. In its 1999 Process Safety Performance Measurement report, the American Petroleum ...
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`Explosion Modeling - A Blast from the Future,` published in Industrial Fire World, November
Industrial facilities run like well oiled machines, keeping the pulse of the nation's economy moving at a steady clip. But on-site explosions slow this pulse, threatening workers'safety and jeopardizing production. Industry leaders know all too well the devastating effects that explosions can have on a facility. In its 1999 Process Safety Performance Measurement report, the American Petroleum ...
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Pyrotechnics And The VEXDAM Man
A computer program has been evaluated for calculating the effects of ignition of explosives, propellants or pyrotechnic compositions on structures or people. The program is called Vapor Cloud Explosion Damage Assessment Model and it now includes the “VEXDAM Man”. The program has the capability to model an unlimited number of structures, each with different dimensions and structural properties, ...
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Custom software solutions to modeling challenges
For over 25 years, BREEZE Software has developed a wide range of applications including air dispersion, accidental release, and explosion safety assessment models. In addition to the BREEZE product line, the development staff evaluates, develops, and adapts dispersion modeling algorithms for specific needs and builds custom software for government and various industries worldwide. The ...
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A Cost-Effective Approach to Explosion Consequence Modeling
Failure to identify and mitigate explosion hazards is a persistent cause of industrial accidents, impacting sites ranging from fertilizer storage facilities to refineries. While some explosion consequence assessments are performed to comply with regulatory requirements or industry-specific process safety standards, in many cases the potential for loss of life and property damage is overlooked ...
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BREEZE is the market-leading air dispersion modeling software used by environmental professionals around the world
While most air dispersion modeling is conducted using meteorological data from recent past years and historical or projected emissions data, models can also be used with real-time or short-term forecast meteorological and emissions data to estimate impacts at the present time and in the near future. In order to develop these custom real-time air dispersion modeling and forecasting systems, ...
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The P374 Intrinsically Safe Pipe Inspection System
Are you looking for a Pipeline Inspection Camera? Suitable for a range of applications including sewer line and water pipe inspections, USA Borescopes can offer you a range of Pipeline Inspection Cameras for sale or on a rental basis. Here is some information about the P374 Intrinsically Safe borescope by Pearpoint (Pearpoint P374). USA Borescopes is proud to offer the explosion proof ...
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IR Gas Detector Provides Rapid Response
The advanced Model IR400 Point IR Combustible Gas Detector from General Monitors features an industry-leading three-second T90 response time to the presence of combustible hydrocarbon-based gases, which allows plant operators to respond quickly to gas leaks and avoid potential accidents. With its fast three-second response time, the Model IR400 Infrared Gas Detector provides an added margin of ...
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Why choose a diaphragm pump for your application?
AODD pumps advantages in comparison to other pump technologiesCountless industries across the world rely on pumps to keep their processes working at a high level of performance. The reliability of industrial pumps is very important as a failure may cause unplanned production downtime, costly repairs and even a complete lost in products being produced. Therefore, selecting the right pump for your ...
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Using plume rise schemes to model highly buoyant plumes from large fires
The atmospheric dispersion model Numerical Atmospheric-dispersion Modelling Environment (NAME) is used to simulate the smoke plume from the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot. Simple modelling, in which the plume rise is included through an effective elevated source term, captures the transport and spread of the plume well. More complex modelling, using the NAME plume rise scheme, ...
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An overview of the REDIPHEM project
The Commission of the European Communities has been funding research projects to develop an understanding of chemical and physical phenomena related to industrial hazards, such as toxic and flammable releases and explosions. These projects result in predictive models and experimental data. To make these models and data available for a wider community and to judge their areas of application, the ...
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Methane emissions and airflow patterns along longwall faces and through bleeder ventilation systems
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted an investigation of longwall face and bleeder ventilation systems using tracer gas experiments and computer network ventilation. The condition of gateroad entries, along with the caved materials permeability and porosity changes as the longwall face advances, determine the resistance of the airflow pathways within the ...
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Siting and Safe Operation of Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
Regulations require facilities to use computer simulations to model potential fire and explosion hazards from accidental liquefied natural gas (LNG) releases. This has required the run of several separate computer models and manual transfer of data among the models, which is a time-consuming process prone to errors. The Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 193) defines safety standards for LNG ...
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Model quality and safety studies
The paper describes the EC initiative on model quality assessment and emphasises some of the problems encountered in the selection of data from field tests used in the evaluation process. Further, it discusses the impact of model uncertainties in safety studies of industrial plants. The model evaluation group (MEG) is a European initiative on evaluation of technical models used within the major ...
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5 Reasons to Perform a Consequence Modeling Analysis for Your Facility
The potential for accidental release of toxic chemicals to the environment is a daily threat for many industrial facilities and plants. These releases can occur very suddenly and unexpectedly, putting employees and the public at risk of injury or death, and the surrounding environment at risk of damage or destruction. A consequence modeling analysis is a powerful tool (and sometimes a regulatory ...
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