Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform
Gas composition has a significant impact on the dispersion behavior and accumulation characteristics of blowout gas. However, few public studies has investigated the corresponding effect of gas composition. Therefore, this study firstly builds the FLACS-based numerical model about an offshore drilli...
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| author | Dongdong Yang Guoming Chen Jihao Shi Xinhong Li |
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| description | Gas composition has a significant impact on the dispersion behavior and accumulation characteristics of blowout gas. However, few public studies has investigated the corresponding effect of gas composition. Therefore, this study firstly builds the FLACS-based numerical model about an offshore drilling platform. Then several scenarios by varying the composition of blowout gas are simulated while the scenario with the composition of “Deepwater Horizon” accident is regarded as the benchmark. Furthermore, the effects of the gas composition on the flammable cloud volume, the influenced area of flammable cloud, the influenced area of hydrogen sulfide and the critical time of the hydrogen sulfide spreading to the living area are analyzed. The results demonstrate that gas composition is a driving factor for dispersion characteristics of blowout gas. All the results can give support to reduce the risk of the similar accidents incurred by real blowouts. Keywords: Blowout accident, Gas composition, Offshore platform, Hydrocarbon, Hydrogen sulfide |
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| spelling | doaj.art-596a446a5554479f8f684e68af2dd6402022-12-22T00:05:53ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering2092-67822019-07-01112914922Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platformDongdong Yang0Guoming Chen1Jihao Shi2Xinhong Li3Centre for Offshore Engineering and Safety Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), No. 66, Changjiang West Road, Qingdao, ChinaCentre for Offshore Engineering and Safety Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), No. 66, Changjiang West Road, Qingdao, ChinaCorresponding author.; Centre for Offshore Engineering and Safety Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), No. 66, Changjiang West Road, Qingdao, ChinaCentre for Offshore Engineering and Safety Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China), No. 66, Changjiang West Road, Qingdao, ChinaGas composition has a significant impact on the dispersion behavior and accumulation characteristics of blowout gas. However, few public studies has investigated the corresponding effect of gas composition. Therefore, this study firstly builds the FLACS-based numerical model about an offshore drilling platform. Then several scenarios by varying the composition of blowout gas are simulated while the scenario with the composition of “Deepwater Horizon” accident is regarded as the benchmark. Furthermore, the effects of the gas composition on the flammable cloud volume, the influenced area of flammable cloud, the influenced area of hydrogen sulfide and the critical time of the hydrogen sulfide spreading to the living area are analyzed. The results demonstrate that gas composition is a driving factor for dispersion characteristics of blowout gas. All the results can give support to reduce the risk of the similar accidents incurred by real blowouts. Keywords: Blowout accident, Gas composition, Offshore platform, Hydrocarbon, Hydrogen sulfidehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678218302322 |
| spellingShingle | Dongdong Yang Guoming Chen Jihao Shi Xinhong Li Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
| title | Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform |
| title_full | Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform |
| title_fullStr | Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform |
| title_short | Effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform |
| title_sort | effect of gas composition on dispersion characteristics of blowout gas on offshore platform |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678218302322 |
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