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MethodologyforAssessingaBoilingLiquidExpandingVaporExplosion
(BLEVE)BlastPotential
ChrisP.KeddyNASATestandEvaluationContractNASAWhiteSandsTestFacility
LasCruces,NewMexico
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20120014185 2018-07-04T21:01:13+00:00Z
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Introduction
• CompositeVesselsarenowusedtostoreavarietyoffluidsorgasesincludingcryogenicfluidsunderpressure
• Suddenfailureofthesevesselsundercertainconditionscanleadtoapotentiallycatastrophicvaporexpansionifthermalcontrolisnotmaintainedpriortofailure
• Thiscanleadtoa“BoilingLiquidExpandingVaporExplosion”orBLEVE
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Scope• BLEVEs
– Definition– “SuperheatEnergy”and“SuperheatLimit”– ThermodynamicsofBLEVEs– WorkAvailableforBlast
• ReversibleAdiabatic• IrreversibleIsentropic
– Step‐by‐stepmethodologyforestimation• CryogenicBLEVES
– NitrogenExample(ComparisonofBlastPotentials)• Hydrostatic• Pneumatic• BLEVE
– OtherCryogens,CurrentWork,andSafety
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BLEVE• BoilingLiquidExpandingVaporExplosion(BLEVE)
– Anyheatedfluidundersufficientpressurethatissuddenlyexposedtolowerpressures(ex.ambient)can‘flash’tovaporifthefluidtemperatureisaboveacertainvalueknownasthe‘superheatlimit’temperature(Tsl)
– ThemechanismatoraboveTsl isahomogeneousnucleationprocessthroughouttheentireliquidmassandvaporizationproceedsinthemillisecondtimeframe.Thisprocessissimilartorapidcombustioninsolidsthatconvertsolidstogasinthesub‐milliseconddomain(i.e.explosives).
– Theprocesscreatesaco‐volumeofliquidandagasnearthedensityoftheoriginalliquidactinglikeahighlypressurizedgasvolumewithinthevesselatapressuretypicallywellinexcessoftheoriginaldesignburstpressure.
– Theendresultisablastthatisverysimilartoanon‐idealgaspneumaticbursteventandcancreatesignificantoverpressuresposingarisktolifeandproperty.
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TypicallytheTsl forawiderangeofcompoundshasbeenfoundtobe:Tsl ~0.89Tcto0.90TcTc =CriticalTemperatureofFluid
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PropertiesofInterest• StateVariables
– T=Temperature(K)– P=Pressure(N/m^2)– M=Mass(kg)– U,u=Internalenergy(kJ),Specificinternalenergy(kJ/kg)– H,h=Enthalpy(kJ),Specificenthalpy(kJ/kg)– V, =volume(m^3).Specificvolume(m^3/kg)– S,s=entropy(kJ/K),specificentropy(kJ/kgK)
• StatesSubscripts– Subscript1referstotheinitialstate– Subscript2referstotheexpandedstate(ambient)– Subscriptgreferstostateofsaturatedvaporatambientconditions(state2)– Subscriptfreferstostateofsaturatedliquidatambientpressure(state2)
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Thermodynamics• Statecalculationscanbeusedtoestimatetheavailableenergy(work)
availabletogenerateablastwave• Twoboundingvaluesbrackettherangeofavailablework
– Maximum:ReversibleAdiabaticExpansion(isentropicwork)=Wi =U1 – U2
– Minimum:IrreversibleExpansionworkagainstatmosphericpressure(Wo =Po∆V)
• Typicallythemaximumisentropicworkvalueisusedtoboundthe‘worse’casescenarioforhazardassessment(Wi =∆U)
• Theliquid’sinitialinternalenergy,U1,canbefoundfortheinitialstateusingtablesorgraphs.Sincemosttablesorgraphsonlysupplyh,,andsthevalueofU1 canbefoundfromu=h– p andthesystemmass
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Step‐by‐StepMethodology
• Firstdeterminetheinitialstate– Ideallytheexacttemperatureofthefluidisdesirable– AlternativelythepressurejustpriortoBLEVEcanbeusetodeterminethemaximumtemperatureofthefluidbyassumingsaturatedconditions
Example:LiquidNitrogen– FindInitialstate– DetermineifatoraboveTsl– Solveforinitialandfinalstates
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NitrogenCurve
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PrimaryMethodReversibleAdiabaticExpansion(Isentropic)(IsentropicWork,∆u)(Subscript1indicatesinitialstate)• Findu1 (findh1 and1 atP1 andT1)Whereu1 =h1‐p11 (eq.1)
• Findu2 basedon:
u2 =(1‐X)hf +Xhg ‐ (1‐X)p2f‐ Xp2g (eq.2)
whereX=VaporRatio=(s1‐sf)/(sg‐sf) (eq.3)– Subscript1referstotheinitialstate– Subscript2referstotheexpandedstate(ambient)– Subscriptgreferstostateofsaturatedvaporatambientconditions(state2)– Subscriptfreferstostateofsaturatedliquidatambientpressure(state2)
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IsentropicWork
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Calculated Values are readily available for various compounds(Table Right)Table 6.12 Guidelines for Evaluating the Characteristics of Vapor Cloud Explosions, Flash Fires, and BLEVES, Center for Chemical Process and Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1994Shows values of isentropic work Wi expressed as Eex (Energy of Explosion) for a range of temperatures
(Table below)Table 1: Casal, J. and Salla B., “Using Liquid Superheating Energy for the a Quick Estimation of Overpressure in BLEVEs and Similar Explosions”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 137, Issue 3, 10-2006, pg 1321-1327SE = Total Superheat Energy of System
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ComparisonofVariousFluids
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Casal, J. and Salla B., Using Liquid Superheating Energy for the a Quick Estimation of Overpressure in BLEVEs and Similar Explosions, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 137, Issue 3, 10-2006, pg 1321-1327
Comparisonofrelativeisentropicwork(Wi)potentialforvariousfluidsnearTsl
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BlastCharacterization
12Guidelines for Evaluating the Characteristics of Vapor Cloud Explosions, Flash Fires, and BLEVES, Center for Chemical Process and Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1994
BLEVEBasicMethod
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ComparisonofBlastPotential(Nitrogen)
• Example:1liter(0.001m^3)ofNitrogen,P1 =500psi(3.45MPa)
• StoredEnergyComparison– Hydrostatic:Theapproximatestoredenergyinpressurizedliquidsisrelativelysmall,(basedonabulkmodulusofliquidnitrogenof~13Gpa)1literofnitrogenat500psistores
• ~0.5J– Pneumatic:Nitrogengas(assumedideal)at500psiand1litercanstore
• ~5.5kJ– BLEVE:1literSuperheatedLiquidNitrogenat500psi(T=126K)canstoreupto
• ~30kJ
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EquivalentPneumaticSystem• Thepreviouscalculationsshowedthe‘work’availabletoaBLEVEcanbeseveraltimesthatofrelativelylowpressure(500psi)gaseouspressurevesselorhydrostaticcase– BLEVEvs.Pneumaticupto~6timesgreater(inthiscase)– BLEVEvs.Hydrostaticupto~60,000timesgreater(inthiscase)
• To‘match’pneumaticandBLEVEpotentialsapneumaticallychargednitrogenvesselwouldbeat~2,250psi
• FinallyitshouldbenotedthatnitrogenBLEVEs(orpneumaticreleases)generatealocalasphyxiationhazard
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OtherCryogens• LiquidOxygen(LOX)isverysimilartoliquidnitrogen(LN2)initsBLEVEbehaviorbut
hastheaddedhazardofanoxidizerandpromotedcombustionrisks• LiquidHydrogen(LH2)
– ExaminationofCharacteristics– BoilingPoint(1atm)=20.37K– CriticalPoint=32.97K– Tsl (estimateRedlich‐Kwong equationofstate)=29.51K– ThefinalresultisLH2BLEVEshaveanestimatedblastpotentiallessthanLN2
(basedonmass)butcanstillbecatastrophicandhaveanadditionalvaporcloudexplosionhazardinair(combustion,deflagration,ordeflagrationtodetonation)
• CurrentWSTFeffortsinclude:– VerifyingBLEVEthreshold(Tsl)valueforNitrousOxide(N2O)– DeterminingBlastPotentialofNitrousOxideBLEVEs
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OtherHazards
• AdditionalSafetyNotes– Cryogenicsystemscancondense‘Air’andformaliquidconsistingof~50%liquidoxygenand~50%liquidnitrogenasitdripsoffthecoldsurfaces
– Liquidoxygenwhenincontactwithhydrocarbonsorproductscontaininghydrocarbons(ex.oil,grease,asphalt,leathergoods,etc.)canformimpactorshocksensitiveexplosivecompoundsrivalingthestrengthofsimilarsolidhighexplosives
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