Recent application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in process safety and loss prevention: A review

R Shen, Z Jiao, T Parker, Y Sun, Q Wang - Journal of Loss Prevention in the …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Computational fluid dynamics modelling approaches of gas explosion in the chemical process industry: A review

DSNA Shamsuddin, AFM Fekeri, A Muchtar… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have revealed that major accidents in Chemical Process Industry (CPI) are
most commonly due to explosions. Thus, analytical studies of explosion-related risk …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of BLEVE loads on structures using machine learning and CFD

Q Li, Y Wang, L Li, H Hao, R Wang, J Li - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosions (BLEVEs) are driven by complex fluid
dynamics with expanded vapour and flashed liquid. They may generate strong shock waves …

Numerical simulation on methane-hydrogen explosion in gas compartment in utility tunnel

S Zhang, H Ma, X Huang, S Peng - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
To explore the sustainability of urban utility tunnel and the possibility for methane/hydrogen
mixture transportation, FLACS, the gas explosion simulation software, was used to study the …

Numerical simulation of overpressure loads generated by gas explosions in utility tunnels

S Wang, Z Li, Q Fang, H Yan, Y Liu - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies of overpressure loads are essential to mitigate the potential hazards of public safety
induced by gas explosion accidents. Based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code …

Numerical simulation of medium to large scale BLEVE and the prediction of BLEVE's blast wave in obstructed environment

J Li, H Hao - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
After the numerical study of medium-to-large-scale Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour
Explosion's (BLEVE) in open space (Li and Hao, 2020), this second article focuses on the …

Numerical and analytical prediction of pressure and impulse from vented gas explosion in large cylindrical tanks

J Li, H Hao - Process safety and environmental protection, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extension of previous study on estimating the internal and external
pressure and impulse from vented gas explosion in large cylindrical tanks. Unlike the small …

Analysis of fuel storage tanks under internal deflagrations with different venting technologies: An experimental and numerical study

F Hernandez, L Carcamo, H Hao, X Zhang… - Engineering Failure …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates small-scale fuel storage tanks subjected to internal methane-air
explosions, focusing on three depressurization technologies using roof ventilation to …

Behaviors of Thin‐Walled Cylindrical Shell Storage Tank under Blast Impacts

S Lu, W Wang, W Chen, J Ma, Y Shi… - shock and vibration, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Large steel storage tanks designed with long‐span structures, employed for storing oil and
fuel, have been widely used in many countries over the past twenty years. Most of these …

Effect of separation distance on gas dispersion and vapor cloud explosion in a storage tank farm determined using computational fluid dynamics

Q Wang, Y Sun, CM Shu, J Jiang, M Zhang… - Journal of Loss …, 2020 - Elsevier
Storage tank separation distance, which considerably affects forestalling and mitigating
accident consequences, is principally determined by thermal radiation modeling and …