Application of CFD (Fluent) to LNG spills into geometrically complex environments

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-168

  Gavelli, Filippo ^a   Bullister, Edward ^b   Kytomaa, Harri ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Cambridge NanoTech   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Impoundment; LNG; LNG hazard; Spills; Vapor dispersion

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DYNAMICS; FLAMMABILITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FORECASTING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TESTING; VAPORS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CFD; IMPOUNDMENT; LNG; LNG HAZARD; SPILLS; VAPOR DISPERSION;

ACCIDENTS;

NATURAL GAS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS SEEPAGE; NATURAL GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISPERSION; EVAPORATION; FLAMMABILITY; GAS ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SPILLAGE; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTS; FOSSIL FUELS;

CANIS LATRANS; FALCONIDAE;

EID: 51649102572     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.037     Document Type: Article

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