Consequence analysis of an open fire incident in a pesticide storage plant

Kefalas, DA; Christolis, MN; Nivolianitou, Z; Markatos, NC

dc.contributor.author	Kefalas, DA	en
dc.contributor.author	Christolis, MN	en
dc.contributor.author	Nivolianitou, Z	en
dc.contributor.author	Markatos, NC	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:44Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0950-4230	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17121
dc.subject	Atmospheric dispersion	en
dc.subject	Buoyancy flux number	en
dc.subject	CFD	en
dc.subject	Consequence analysis	en
dc.subject	Major fire accidents	en
dc.subject	Pesticides combustion	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	Buoyancy	en
dc.subject.other	Computational fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Dispersions	en
dc.subject.other	Pesticides	en
dc.subject.other	Storage (materials)	en
dc.subject.other	Toxic materials	en
dc.subject.other	Uncertain systems	en
dc.subject.other	Wind effects	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	Buoyancy flux numbers	en
dc.subject.other	Consequence analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Major fire accidents	en
dc.subject.other	Pesticides combustion	en
dc.subject.other	Fire protection	en
dc.subject.other	fire	en
dc.subject.other	pesticide	en
dc.subject.other	storage	en
dc.subject.other	Biocides	en
dc.subject.other	Buoyancy	en
dc.subject.other	Dispersions	en
dc.subject.other	Fire Protection	en
dc.subject.other	Fluid Dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Storage	en
dc.subject.other	Wind	en
dc.title	Consequence analysis of an open fire incident in a pesticide storage plant	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.jlp.2005.06.006	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2005.06.006	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	This paper deals with the consequence assessment of an open fire incident in a Pesticides Storage Facility. Consequences are mainly caused by the atmospheric dispersion of toxic substances produced during the fire and transported downwind to considerable distance. An integrated methodology, based on Computational fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques and the dimensionless buoyancy flux number, F/(UL)-L-3, a parameter that can be associated with the flow characteristics, taking advantage of the dynamic similarity of the flow domain, is presented and used for the simulation of the plume dispersion. Rise to the present study gave a real incident, which happened in northern Greece in the beginning of 2004 and constituted the basis for the development of the accident scenarios eventually studied. Owing to the uncertainty in the estimation of source term strength and specifically of the magnitude of the heat released during the incident together with the variation in wind velocity, a parameterization of these two quantities has been applied. Four typical accident scenarios have been designed and studied. It is concluded that the proposed methodology allows for the calculation of the ground level concentration of any non-reactive substance dispersed in the atmosphere and constitutes a complementary approach in the consequence analysis of accidents in agrochemical (pesticides) plants. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jlp.2005.06.006	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000232969800010	en
dc.identifier.volume	19	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	78	en
dc.identifier.epage	88	en