| Document ID (ISN) | 69138 |
| CIS number |
97-969 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1321-6 |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 127/1997
|
| Author(s) |
Hall R.C.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Dispersion of releases of hazardous materials in the vicinity of buildings. Phase II - CFD modelling |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. viii, 116p. Illus. 35 ref. Price: GBP 32.50. |
| Abstract |
This report describes the application of a commercially-available computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code (STAR-CD) to the assessment of building effects in the dispersion of hazardous releases. For the three test cases studied, good qualitative and reasonable quantitative agreement was achieved, except where atmospheric turbulence was the dominant mixing mechanism. While it is not yet appropriate to include CFD routinely in safety cases, the technique can be used to provide an insight into the detailed effects of buildings, release conditions and atmospheric conditions on gas dispersion. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; harmful substances; airflow measurement; major hazards; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mathematical models |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Major hazards
Risk evaluation
|
