Framework for the quantitative assessment of the risk of leakage from LNG-fueled vessels by an event tree-CFD

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 43, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-52

  Fu, Shanshan ^a,b   Yan, Xinping ^a,b   Zhang, Di ^a,b   Li, Chaoyu ^c   Zio, Enrico ^d,e  

^a National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics simulation; Event tree analysis; Leakage analysis; Liquefied natural gas fueled vessel; Quantitative risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUELS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; SHIPS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; EVENT TREE ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS; LEAKAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSELS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84964899823     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2016.04.008     Document Type: Article

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