ODH, oxygen deficiency hazard cryogenic analysis
- Superconducting Super Collider Lab., Dallas, TX (United States)
An oxygen deficiency exists when the concentration of oxygen, by volume, drops to a level at which atmosphere supplying respiratory protection must be provided. Since liquid cryogens can expand by factors of 700 (LN{sub 2}) to 850 (LH{sub e}), the uncontrolled release into an enclosed space can easily cause an oxygen-deficient condition. An oxygen deficiency hazard (ODH) fatality rate per hour ({O}) is defined as: {O} = {Sigma} N{sub i}P{sub i}F{sub i}, where N{sub i} = number of components, P{sub i} = probability of failure or operator error, and F{sub i} = fatality factor. ODHs range from {open_quotes}unclassified{close_quotes} ({O}<10{sup {minus}9} 1/h) to class 4, which is the most hazardous ({O}>10{sup {minus}1} 1/h). For Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory (SSCL) buildings where cryogenic systems exist, failure rate, fatality factor, reduced oxygen ratio, and fresh air circulation are examined.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC35-89ER40486
- OSTI ID:
- 45495
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930703-; TRN: 94:007382-0088
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International cryogenic materials conference (ICMC), Albuquerque, NM (United States), 12-16 Jul 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Advances in cryogenic engineering, Volume 39, Part A; Kittel, P. [ed.]; PB: 1038 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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