Combustible vapor dispersion study

Combustible Vapor Dispersion (CVD)— A mathematical estimation of the probability, location, and distance of a release of combustible vapors that will exist until dilution naturally reduces the concentration to below the lower explosive limit (LEL), or will no longer be considered ignitable (typically defined as 50% of the LEL). For basic studies, the normal expected wind direction is utilized (based on historical wind rose data). Real-time modeling is sometimes used during incident occurrence to depict area of vapor coverage on plant maps for visual understanding of the affected areas based on wind speeds and direction. 

Example The combustion process in large vapor clouds is not known completely and studies are in progress to improve understanding of this important subject. Special study is usually needed to assess the hazard of a large vapor release or to investigate a UVCE. The TNT equivalent method is used in this example other methods have been proposed. Whatever the method used for dispersion and pressure development, a check should be made to determine if any govern-mentaf unit requires a specific type of analysis. 

The experimentation in the field of gas cloud fires appears to be limited. The unique set of large-scale experiments that involve the release, dispersion, ignition, and combustion of flammable natural gas clouds in the open air is that with the code name Coyote. Coyote series trials conducted by LLNL in 1983 at California s Nevada Test Site, Nevada provided an integrated dataset for use in validation studies [64,65]. The objective of the experiments was to determine the transport and dispersion of vapors from LNG spills, and in addition to investigate the damage potential of vapor cloud fires. Transient simulations... 

Combustion of polymeric materials involves a complex process, where both condensed and vapor-phase reactions occur at exposed surfaces that are sources of flame and/or thermal radiation of the most common parameters measuring the flammability of polymeric materials are heat release rate (HRR) and mass loss rate (MLR) from cone calorimetry. Recently, nanocomposites containing nanoparticles have been of great interest in the composite industries. In particular, polymer blends containing clays have not been comprehensively studied for their flammability, in spite of the fact that most plastic products are made out of blends of more than two polymer. Furthermore, because the dispersion of nanoparticles is a key factor in determining the HRR and MLR of nanocomposites [23-26], we investigated correlations between flammability and dispersion in air and under nitrogen, especially for polymer blends. 

---