Recent Posts Tagged With consequence modeling

• Quantitative Risk Assessment: Will Quantifying Risks Help You Minimize Them?

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 11:10 am in fire rbi explosion risk analysis qra

  How would you answer the following question: Is refinery A safer than refinery B? I know a few of you would recommend quantifying risks in each refinery. This will enable us to estimate how many fatalities (on-site and off-site) can occur in the two...

• If I Had a Million Dollars…

  Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 05:30 pm in lng thermal radiation consequence modeling jet fire fires and explosions

  In February of this year, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) kick-started a $7.9-million test program to evaluate large LNG fires on water. SNL built a two-meter-deep pond 120 meters in diameter, spilled LNG on the pond and ignited it. This produced a ...

• LNG Regasification Facilities: Consider High Pressure Releases

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 11:26 pm in lng siting thermal radiation consequence modeling jet fire

  LNG import terminals in the U.S. follow NFPA-59A and 49CFR193 standards for facility siting.  As a part of the siting studies, LNG regasification facilities report thermal radiation exclusion zones and flammable vapor exclusion zones: Flammable vap...

• Facility Building Siting: Relocate, Replace, or Reinforce?

  Posted on Sunday April 5th, 2009 at 07:45 pm in congestion explosion process safety siting toxic exposure

  Process and portable building siting has attracted further interest following the BP Texas city incident. Because of the proximity of office buildings to chemical processes, it is likely that people inside of a building be subjected to higher risks f...

• How to Estimate Injury or Potential Fatality from Thermal Radiation Exposure?

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 04:01 pm in fire second degree burns fatality first degree burns process safety

  While performing consequence modeling we are often required to evaluate damage to population and property from a fire. Thermal radiation impact to humans from a fire should be based on the dosage – i.e. the intensity of exposure and the duration of...