Mathematical modeling of toxic pollutants dispersion from large tank fires and assessment of acute effects for fire fighters

Markatos, NC; Christolis, C; Argyropoulos, C

dc.contributor.author	Markatos, NC	en
dc.contributor.author	Christolis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Argyropoulos, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:31:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:31:03Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0017-9310	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19724
dc.subject	CFD	en
dc.subject	Pollutant dispersion	en
dc.subject	Risk zones	en
dc.subject	Smoke plume	en
dc.subject	Tank fire	en
dc.subject	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.classification	Thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Mechanical	en
dc.subject.classification	Mechanics	en
dc.subject.other	CFD	en
dc.subject.other	Pollutant dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	Risk zones	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke plume	en
dc.subject.other	Tank fire	en
dc.subject.other	Aromatic hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Computational fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Disasters	en
dc.subject.other	Dispersion (waves)	en
dc.subject.other	Fighter aircraft	en
dc.subject.other	Fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Fuel tanks	en
dc.subject.other	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Risk perception	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal plumes	en
dc.subject.other	Toxic materials	en
dc.subject.other	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	Turbulence models	en
dc.subject.other	Volatile organic compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Fires	en
dc.title	Mathematical modeling of toxic pollutants dispersion from large tank fires and assessment of acute effects for fire fighters	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.039	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.039	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	The paper presents a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach to major - hazard studies, by applying a finite-domain technique to predict the dispersion of combustion products (CO, SO2 smoke Volatile Organic Compounds, VOC, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAH etc) from fuel-tank fires as well as the toxic plume rise. Furthermore, a methodology is presented for the identification of risk zones for the first respondents (fire fighters). Numerical simulations were performed with the use of the SIMPLEST algorithm, a second-order accurate MUSCL scheme with deferred correction for the convective terms in the momentum equations, CUPID for the convective terms in the scalar conservation equations, and a modified, RNG k-epsilon, two-equation turbulence model. Radiation was computed by a discrete transfer model. Various scenarios were examined and the results are presented and discussed. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.039	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000267878100015	en
dc.identifier.volume	52	en
dc.identifier.issue	17-18	en
dc.identifier.spage	4021	en
dc.identifier.epage	4030	en