Extended modelling and experimental research into gas explosions

Objective

The key objective of this project is to simultaneously improve the accuracy and establish the applicability of the existing three principal predictive techniques.

- Experimental scaling techniques since they have the potential to simulate in detail large-scale explosion behaviour in smaller scale experimental rigs
- Simple approximate theoretical tools for routine use by industrial hazard engineers.
- Models based upon Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) which provide the most practical and cost effective route for extrapolating from large-scale experiments to full-scale scenarios.


Since the greatest confidence lies in the results of large scale experiments the project aims to establish a significant large-scale data set against which the predictive methods can be evaluated. In addition it is essential to provide a substantial fundamental data set against which the relative accuracy of the various sub-models used in the theoretical techniques can be evaluated and further developed.

Programme(s)

• FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 0203 - Major industrial hazards

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO*

Address

137,Lange Kleiweg 137
2280 AA Rijswijk Zh
Netherlands

Participants (8)

Battelle-Institut eV

Germany

Address

Am Römerhof 35
60486 Frankfurt Am Main

British Gas plc

United Kingdom

Address

Midlands Research Station Wharf Lane
B91 2JW Solihull

CHRISTIAN MICHELSEN RESEARCH AS

Norway

Address

38,Fantoftveien 38
5892 Bergen

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

Address

Joseph-von-fraunhofer-strasse 7
76327 Pfinztal

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

Address

Exhibition Road
SW7 2BX London

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES

France

Address

Parc Technologique Alata 2
60550 Verneuil En Halatte

Shell Research Ltd

United Kingdom

Address

Thornton Research Centre
CH1 3SH Chester

Telemark Innovation Centre

Norway

Address

Kjølnes Ring
3900 Porsgrunn