Study of Vapour Cloud Explosion Impact from Pressure Changes in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sphere Tank Storage Leakage

• Main Authors: Abdulbari Ali, S. (Author), Ahmad, M.A (Author), Alias, A.B (Author), Mohd Suhaimi Yeong, A.F (Author), Rashid, Z.A (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2018
• Subjects: Basis of calculation; Explosion energy; Explosions; Iron compounds; Liquefied petroleum gas; Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); Operating condition; Operating pressure; Pressure change; Storage facilities; Sustainable development; Tanks (containers); Thermodynamic properties; Vapour cloud explosions
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• ISBN: 17578981 (ISSN)
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/358/1/012073

This research was carried out to determine the risk impact of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage facilities, especially in the event of LPG tank explosion. In order to prevent the LPG tank explosion from occurring, it is important to decide the most suitable operating condition for the LPG tank itself, as the explosion of LPG tank could affect and cause extensive damage to the surrounding. The explosion of LPG tank usually occurs due to the rise of pressure in the tank. Thus, in this research, a method called Planas-Cuchi was applied to determine the Peak Side-On Overpressure (Po) of the LPG tank during the occurrence of explosion. Thermodynamic properties of saturated propane, (C3H8) have been chosen as a reference and basis of calculation to determine the parameters such as Explosion Energy (E), Equivalent Mass of TNT (WTNT), and Scaled Overpressure (PS ). A cylindrical LPG tank in Feyzin Refinery, France was selected as a case study in this research and at the end of this research, the most suitable operating pressure of the LPG tank was determined. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.