Exercise: Consequence Modelling

1. Calculate release rate for Natural Gas at 1200 Psig, 40C, from a piping with 50mm hole.
2. Calculate jet flame length for the loss of containment scenario in Q1
3. Calculate Pool dia and flame height for pool fire resulting from a 25mm hole in an unbunded tank for
30 minutes.
4. What concentration of Ammonia gas would result in 50% probability of fatality for a 5 minute
exposure?
1. Release Rate calculation

a. Gas Phase

The initial gas release rate, Q(0), in kg/s is given by:

  1 
 
 2    1  M
Q(0)  AREA  C d    P
   1 RT
Where:
Cd = discharge coefficient (= 0,85).
 = ratio of specific heats.
R = gas constant = 8 314.
P = pressure (N/m2).
M = relative molecular mass (g/mol).
T = temperature (K).
2. Typical values for  are:
Methane 1,308.
Ethane 1,193.
Propane 1,133.
Butane 1,094 to 1,097.
Pentane 1,074 to 1,076.
3. Values for M (Molecular weight) are:
Methane 16.
Ethane 30.
Propane 44.
Butane 58.
Pentane 72
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b. Liquid Phase
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c. Dispersion Distances
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2. Fires

a. Jet Fire
b. Pool Fire
3. Impact Assessment

 Probit: a function that relates lethality to the intensity or concentration of a hazardous effect and
the duration of exposure.

Pr = K1 + K2 ℓn V

where:

Pr = probit
K1, K2 are constants, V = “dose”,

For toxic materials: V = (cnt)

where c = concentration, ppm, n = constant, t = exposure duration, min

For thermal radiation: V = (I4/3t)

where
I = thermal radiation, kw/m2
t = exposure duration, min
K1 = - 36.38 K2 = 2.56