In recent years, significant progress has been made to ensure that process industries are
among the safest workplaces in the world. However, with the increasing complexity of …

Vapor cloud explosion (VCE) accidents in recent years such as the Buncefield accident in
2005 indicate that VCEs in process plants may lead to unpredicted overpressures, resulting …

In the chemical industry, multi-hazard (toxic, flammable, and explosive) materials such as
acrylonitrile are stored, transported, and processed in large quantities. A release of multi …

This paper first briefly surveys the energy releases in some major accidents. It then
examines the analyses of the explosion at the Buncefield fuel storage site in the UK, one of …

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks are usually equipped with bunds to provide an
additional layer of protection. However, the catastrophic failure of an LNG storage tank …

Release of hazardous materials in chemical industries is a major threat to surrounding
areas. Current gas dispersion models like PHAST and FLACS, use release velocity, release …

Currently, novel energy resources are receiving increasing attention as a response to the
limitation in fossil fuels as well as their adverse effects on human health. Hydrogen, one of …

Most of the current research on heavy gas dispersion focuses on how fixed obstacles affect
gas spreading. The turbulence caused by the movements of people or traffic will significantly …

Abstract DME (30%)/LPG blended clean fuel has been increasingly used worldwide for
home cooking, heating and car driving. In order to figure out its explosion characteristics, an …

Hazardous materials are usually stored in large tanks surrounded by bunds to prevent the
disastrous consequences of catastrophic tank failure. The effectiveness of the bunds system …