Experimental study of suppression of obstructed gas well blowout fires using water sprays. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6901537
The effect of obstructions in the gas flow on the ability of water sprays to extinguish simulated gas-well blowout fires was examined using test fires with natural gas flow rates up to 35 MMSCF/D. The series of tests extends previous measurements of water-spray extinguishment of simulated un-obstructed natural gas blowout fires adding obstructions that would almost certainly be present during accidents on actual platforms. It was found that the presence of obstructions in the gas flow increased the amount of water needed to extinguish the fire compared to an unobstructed blowout fire. It is believed that an obstruction increases air/gas mixing while at the same time it decreases water/gas mixing.
- Research Organization:
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge (USA). Dept. of Petroleum Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 6901537
- Report Number(s):
- PB-88-222872/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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