Modeling of the reactive negatively buoyant titanium tetrachloride
- DuPont-SAFER Systems, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (United States)
Modeling the dispersion of the chemically reacting materials is challenging and is of interest to many plant sites. The formation of the consortium of the big oil companies to tackle complex nature of hydrogen fluoride dispersion, the study of the nitrogen tetroxide by the US army, shows the necessities of such models. In this paper the authors present the modeling of the reacting chemical titanium tetrachloride (TiCl{sub 4}) and the dispersion of vapor cloud formed. This substance is heavier than air and reacts with the ambient moisture to produce lighter materials. The reaction is very fast, exothermic, and yields corrosive hydrogen chloride vapor and harmful solid particles of titanium dioxide. The concern besides the health effects from these reactants is the reduction of the visibility due to the white solid particles which makes the escaping from the scene of the accident very difficult.
- OSTI ID:
- 287594
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950927-; ISBN 0-8169-0660-2; TRN: IM9639%%183
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International conference and workshop on modeling and mitigating the consequences of accidental releases of hazardous materials, New Orleans, LA (United States), 26-29 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of International conference and workshop on modeling and mitigating the consequences of accidental releases of hazardous materials; PB: 1044 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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