vent dispersion analysis

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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Pressurised Release (known mass flow rate) 1

Scenario Summary
Scenario Scenario = Pressurised Release (known mass flow rate) 1 Fluid = EHGC gas Process conditions Calculate at = User input mass flow rate Temperature = 48 C Pressure = 1.014 bara Mass flow rate = 0.1739 kg/s
Pressure downstream of release

Pressure = 1.013 bara Use standard atmospheric pressure = yes

Release from

Release source = Vapour space Hole & release geometry

Hole geometry

Failure type = Full bore rupture of pipe Discharge coefficient = 0.8

Pipe

Pipe length = 4.5 m Pipe diameter = 0.1524 m Pipe surface roughness = 4.6e-005 m Sum loss coefficient = 0
Release

Release height = 4.5 m Release angle from vertical = 0 deg Release angle, clockwise from North = 0 deg Weather
Ambient conditions

Temperature = 29 C Relative humidity = 80 % Wind speed = 5 m/s Direction wind is going to = 30 deg (measured clockwise from North)
Atmospheric stability conditions

Define by = Pasquill class Pasquill class = D Neutral Thermal radiation Radiation contours = 1.5, 2.5, 6.3, 16, 32 kW/m Height at which plan view contours to be plotted = 0 m Cross flame distance at which side view contours to be plotted = 0 m Dispersion Surface roughness = 0.1 m Contours to plot: 45907.1 ppm 145359.7 ppm Plot type = LFL/UFL Sampling time = 10 minute average Release summary Mass flow rate = 0.1716 kg/s Flux = 9.405 kg/m/s Static exit pressure = 1.013 bara Exit temperature = 47.35 C Exit density = 0.6818 kg/m

Exit velocity = 13.79 m/s Residence time = 0 s Vapour fraction at exit = 1 mol/mol Expanded exit velocity = 13.79 m/s Air equivalent source diameter = 0.1149 m Release Composition Molecular Weight of Release = 17.93 kg/kmol Component Weight Mole Critical Critical Molecular Atmos Fraction Fraction Temp Pressure Weight BP C norm norm C bara kg/kmol n-Hexane 0.0093 0.0019 234.7 29.9 86.18 68.7 iso-Pentane 0.0039 0.0010 187.3 33.33 72.15 27.84 n-Pentane 0.0039 0.0010 196.6 33.31 72.15 36.1 iso-Butane 0.0094 0.0029 134.7 35.86 58.12 -11.72 n-Butane 0.0123 0.0038 152.1 37.41 58.12 -0.5001 Propane 0.0477 0.0194 96.7 41.91 44.1 -42.1 Ethane 0.0976 0.0582 32.18 48.08 30.07 -88.6 Methane 0.8158 0.9118 -82.6 45.35 16.04 -161.5 Oxygen 0.0000 0.0000 -118.6 49.77 32 -182.9 Nitrogen 0.0000 0.0000 -146.9 33.56 28.01 -195.8 Hydrogen 0.0000 0.0000 100.4 88.88 34.08 -60.31 sulphide Water 0.0000 0.0000 374.1 218.3 18.02 100 Carbon 0.0000 0.0000 31.06 72.86 44.01 -86.9 dioxide

Freeze Heat of Pt C Comb kJ/kg -95.32 45131.8 -160.1 45269.8 -129.7 45380.8 -160.1 45598.7 -138.4 45742.7 -187.7 46383.8 -182.8 47514.8 -182.5 50043.9 -218.8 0 -210 0 -85.78 0 -56.6 15210.0 0 0

Reservoir summary (at reservoir pressure) Bubble point temperature = -160.5 C Dew point temperature = n/a Vapour fraction = 1
Properties of phases

Vapour Liquid Molecular weight (kg/kmol) 17.93 0 Density (kg/m) 0.6824 0 Enthalpy (kJ/kmol) 1810.8 0

Entropy (kJ/kmol*K) Cv (kJ/kg*K) Cp (kJ/kg*K) Sound velocity (m/s) Viscosity (e-3 kg/m*s) Surface tension (e-3 N/m)

9.246 1.729 2.198 434.2 0.01189 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

Dispersion
Dispersion Summary Contour value (ppm) 45907.1 145359.7 Downwind distance (m) 1.7 0.3501 Height above ground (m) 4.995 4.757 Mass in plume between specified limits = 1.438 kg Volume of plume containing this mass = 1.299 m Pollutant-only mass in this volume = 0.07773 kg Specified minimum = 4.591 vol% Specified maximum = 100 vol% Jet - side

Raw plot data Jet - top

Raw plot data

Toxic & flammable pollutant dispersal - top view

Left Top Width Height Zoom

= 102.5 m = 86.36 m = 6.328 m = 6.484 m = 6400.0 %

Warnings
1 - Fluid contains oxidants, cannot calculate flammable limits 2 - Temperature outside experimental range -5 to 15 C 3 - Pipe surface roughness parameter has not been experimentally determined 4 - Pressure downstream parameter has not been experimentally determined 5 - Warning: iteration not complete after 50 cycles (Gascalc) 6 - Warning: Convergence problems calculating flow 7 - Dew point calculation not possible at requested pressure 8 - Ambient pressure parameter has not been experimentally determined 9 - Ambient temperature outside experimental range 0 to 15 C

Model Versions
(Produced by Shell FRED 4.0.0.0 using Fortran.dll 4.0.0.7, VLEOS.dll 4.0.0.0, VesselBurst.dll 4.0.0.0, GenericBleve.dll 4.0.0.0, TrenchFire.dll 4.0.0.0, HEATUP.dll 4.0.0.0, TwoPhaseBlowdown.dll 4.0.0.0, BubblePlume.dll 4.0.0.0, GasMix.dll 2.0.0.4, HGsystem.dll 1.2.4.0, APMAIN.exe 2.2.3.2, HSMAIN.exe 3.4.3.2, PGMAIN.exe 2.2.0.1)