Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 143, 2017
EFM16 – Experimental Fluid Mechanics 2016
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Article Number | 02039 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Contributions | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714302039 | |
Published online | 12 May 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714302039
Thermodynamic aspects of an LNG tank in fire and experimental validation
TNO, Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6, 2628 XE Delft, The Netherlands
* Corresponding author: corina.hulsbosch@tno.nl
Published online: 12 May 2017
Mechanical behaviour of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tank and the thermodynamic behaviour of its containment under extreme heat load – for instance when subjected to external fire source as might occur during an accident - are extremely important when addressing safety concerns. In a scenario where external fire is present and consequent release of LNG from pressure relief valves (PRV) has occurred, escalation of the fire might occur causing difficulty for the fire response teams to approach the tank or to secure the perimeter. If the duration of the tank exposure to fire is known, the PRV opening time can be estimated based on the thermodynamic calculations. In this paper, such an accidental scenario is considered, relevant thermodynamic equations are derived and presented. Moreover, an experiment is performed with liquid nitrogen and the results are compared to the analytical ones. The analytical results match very well with the experimental observations. The resulting analytical models are suitable to be applied to other cryogenic liquids.
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