Tuesday, 24 April 2007: 8:00 AM-11:15 AM
Grand Ballroom C & F (Hilton Americas-Houston)

Topical 5: 41st Loss Prevention Symposium (T5)

#43 - Modeling in Fire and Explosion Protection (T5000)
CFD and similar modeling techniques have been used for characterizing fires and explosions and are being used more frequently for predicting the performance of protection systems. The newest models are able to address more complex geometries and have diverse uses such as optimizing testing projects, post-explosion forensic analysis, process design and protection design. The session invites modeling papers on the following topics; gas explosions, dust explosions, venting, suppression or isolation protection, model development, model validation, successful application of modeling.
Chair:John E. Going
CoChair:Daniel A. Crowl
8:00 AM43aWhy Use CFD for Explosion Studies?
David Herrmann
8:30 AM43bThe Usefulness of Phenomenological Tools to Simulate the Consequences of Dust Explosions
Christophe Proust, E. Leprette, J. Daubech, I. Sochet
9:00 AM43cSimulation and Application of Blast Wave-Target Interactions
Jihui Geng, Kelly Thomas
9:30 AM Break
9:45 AM43dThe Design of Venting of Gas Explosions in the Presence of a Discharge Duct
Almerinda Di Benedetto, Paola Russo, Ernesto Salzano
10:15 AM43eCFD-Based Risk Assessment for Hydrogen Applications
Olav R. Hansen, Prankul Middha
10:45 AM43fApplication of CFD Models for the Onshore Process Industry
Gary A. Fitzgerald, Greg R. Knight, Anthony J. Gutierrez

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