Modelling pollutants dispersion and plume rise from large hydrocarbon tank fires in neutrally stratified atmosphere

Argyropoulos, CD; Sideris, GM; Christolis, MN; Nivolianitou, Z; Markatos, NC

dc.contributor.author	Argyropoulos, CD	en
dc.contributor.author	Sideris, GM	en
dc.contributor.author	Christolis, MN	en
dc.contributor.author	Nivolianitou, Z	en
dc.contributor.author	Markatos, NC	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:45Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:45Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1352-2310	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20576
dc.subject	CFD	en
dc.subject	Pollutant dispersion	en
dc.subject	Safety limits	en
dc.subject	Smoke plume	en
dc.subject	Tank fire	en
dc.subject	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Black smoke	en
dc.subject.other	Buncefield	en
dc.subject.other	Combustion pro-cess	en
dc.subject.other	Continuous production	en
dc.subject.other	Fire and explosion	en
dc.subject.other	Ground level concentrations	en
dc.subject.other	Hazardous substances	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial accident	en
dc.subject.other	Neutrally stratified	en
dc.subject.other	Numerical procedures	en
dc.subject.other	Oil storage	en
dc.subject.other	Petrochemical industry	en
dc.subject.other	Plume rise	en
dc.subject.other	Pollutant concentration	en
dc.subject.other	Pollutant dispersions	en
dc.subject.other	Risk zones	en
dc.subject.other	Safety limits	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke plume	en
dc.subject.other	Storage tank	en
dc.subject.other	Toxic gas	en
dc.subject.other	Toxic pollutants	en
dc.subject.other	Accidents	en
dc.subject.other	Concentration (process)	en
dc.subject.other	Explosions	en
dc.subject.other	Explosives	en
dc.subject.other	Fires	en
dc.subject.other	Fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Health risks	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial hygiene	en
dc.subject.other	Occupational diseases	en
dc.subject.other	Pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Tanks (containers)	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal plumes	en
dc.subject.other	Toxic materials	en
dc.subject.other	Turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke	en
dc.subject.other	carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	diesel fuel	en
dc.subject.other	petroleum	en
dc.subject.other	polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon	en
dc.subject.other	sulfur dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric modeling	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric plume	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	combustion	en
dc.subject.other	computational fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (composition)	en
dc.subject.other	dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	hazardous waste	en
dc.subject.other	health risk	en
dc.subject.other	petroleum hydrocarbon	en
dc.subject.other	safety	en
dc.subject.other	smoke	en
dc.subject.other	storage tank	en
dc.subject.other	turbulence	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	combustion	en
dc.subject.other	computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	explosion	en
dc.subject.other	mathematical model	en
dc.subject.other	petrochemical industry	en
dc.subject.other	plume	en
dc.subject.other	plume dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	smoke	en
dc.subject.other	tank	en
dc.title	Modelling pollutants dispersion and plume rise from large hydrocarbon tank fires in neutrally stratified atmosphere	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.034	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.034	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Petrochemical industries normally use storage tanks containing large amounts of flammable and hazardous substances. Therefore, the occurrence of a tank fire, such as the large industrial accident on 11th December 2005 at Buncefield Oil Storage Depots, is possible and usually leads to fire and explosions. Experience has shown that the continuous production of black smoke from these fires due to the toxic gases from the combustion process, presents a potential environmental and health problem that is difficult to assess. The goals of the present effort are to estimate the height of the smoke plume, the ground-level concentrations of the toxic pollutants (smoke, SO2, CO, PAHs, VOCs) and to characterize risk zones by comparing the ground-level concentrations with existing safety limits. For the application of the numerical procedure developed, an external floating-roof tank has been selected with dimensions of 85 m diameter and 20 m height. Results are presented and discussed. It is concluded that for all scenarios considered, the ground-level concentrations of smoke, SO2, CO, PAHs and VOCs do not exceed the safety limit of IDLH and there are no ""death zones"" due to the pollutant concentrations. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Atmospheric Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.034	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000275561700008	en
dc.identifier.volume	44	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	803	en
dc.identifier.epage	813	en