Current status and advances in flash fire modeling

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:287589

Rew, P J; Deaves, D M ^[1]; Madison, T ^[2]

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1. W.S. Atkins Safety and Reliability, Epsom (United Kingdom)
2. Health and Safety Executive, Bootle (United Kingdom). Major Hazards Assessment Unit

When a dispersing cloud of flammable vapor is ignited, it can burn in a number of different ways. A flash fire or cloud fire occurs if ignition takes place within the flammable region of a gas cloud, generally at a point remote from the source. A review of the modeling of flash fires (cloud fires) is presented. The present understanding of flash fires is discussed through reference to past incidents and current models. Full scale flash fire trials are reviewed, providing a database of relevant experimental data. Outline proposals are given for improving the current prediction methodologies for the direct (burn fatalities) and indirect (escalation) effects of flash fires.

• OSTI ID: 287589
• Report Number(s): CONF-950927-; ISBN 0-8169-0660-2; TRN: IM9639%%178
• 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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VAPORS
FLAMMABILITY
FIRES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ACCIDENTS
FORECASTING
SAFETY
EXPLOSIONS
PLUMES