An Analysis on the Characteristics of Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion Accidents in Marine Transportation

Author

Chen Sining ; Duo Yinquan ; Wei Lijun

Author_Institution

China Acad. of Safety Sci. & Technol., Beijing, China

fYear

2010

fDate

30-31 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

158

Lastpage

161

Abstract

BLEVE is a kind of disaster that may cause serious consequences in the process of maritime transportation of liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas. To analyze the accident characteristics of both the external environment and the internal causes is the basic to prevent, control and research this accident. This paper analyzes the BLEVE happening overall process under the interaction of the internal medium temperature and pressure changes and wall materials intensity changes under fire scene. The BLEVE accident characteristics and potential hazards differences between boiler and liquefied gas storage tank are compared. The mechanism of the BLEVE and the role of energy in the process of destruction are also discussed further.

Keywords

accident prevention; disasters; explosions; freight handling; fuel storage; hazards; marine accidents; marine safety; petroleum; tanks (containers); BLEVE accident prevention; accident control; boiler; boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion accidents; disasters; hazards; liquefied natural gas; liquefied petroleum gas; marine transportation; storage tank; Accidents; Boilers; Explosions; Fires; Hazards; Layout; Liquefied natural gas; Marine transportation; Petroleum; Temperature; BLEVE; boiler; characteristics analysis; liquefied gas storage tank;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Computing & Communication, 2010 Intl Conf on and Information Technology & Ocean Engineering, 2010 Asia-Pacific Conf on (CICC-ITOE)

Conference_Location

Macao

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5634-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5635-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CICC-ITOE.2010.48

Filename

5439246