Simulation of vapour explosions

Vapour explosions, also called thermal detonations, occur when a liquified gas comes into contact with water. During the contact of the two liquids with considerably different temperatures, intensive boiling of one of them takes place which is accompanied by an explosive increase in pressure. A simi...

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Published inApplied energy Vol. 64; no. 1-4; pp. 317 - 321
Main Author Khabeev, Nail Suleiman
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Science 01.09.1999
Elsevier
SeriesApplied Energy
Subjects
Applied sciences
Boiling liquids
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Explosions
Explosive boiling Liquified gas Sea water Vapor explosion
Fuels
Gas industry
Gas transmission and distribution. Ships. Pipelines. Distribution networks. Compressors stations
Mathematical models
Nuclear power plants
Pressure effects
Accident
LNG
Theoretical study
Gas industry
Explosions
Mathematical model
LNG tanker
Transport
Seawater
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Summary:Vapour explosions, also called thermal detonations, occur when a liquified gas comes into contact with water. During the contact of the two liquids with considerably different temperatures, intensive boiling of one of them takes place which is accompanied by an explosive increase in pressure. A similar phenomenon also arises in the cooling systems of nuclear-power stations, when, as a result of some accident, the heated particles of the nuclear fuel settle in the cold water. This leads to the explosive boiling of the liquid and to a rapid increase of the pressure. This paper presents analytical and numerical modelling of the behaviour of small-scale single drops of liquified gas in water.
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ISSN:0306-2619
1872-9118
DOI:10.1016/S0306-2619(99)00052-5