The knowledge of two-phase cloud dispersion mechanism from HLG(hazardous liquefied gas) release is the prerequisite for accurate assessment and precise rescue of such accidents. In this paper, an experiment of two-pha...The knowledge of two-phase cloud dispersion mechanism from HLG(hazardous liquefied gas) release is the prerequisite for accurate assessment and precise rescue of such accidents. In this paper, an experiment of two-phase cloud dispersion from liquefied CO_(2) hole release is performed. The source terms, such as vapour mass fraction, release velocity and mean droplet diameter, are calculated based on thermodynamic theory. Taking phase transition of CO_(2) droplets to gas into account, CFD(computational fluid dynamics) model for two-phase cloud dispersion is established. The predicted cloud temperatures at the downstream agree well with the experimental data, with the maximum relative error of 5.8% and average relative error of 2.3%. The consequence distances in the downstream direction and in the crosswise direction calculated through two-phase model are larger than those through single-phase model,with the relative differences of 57.8% and 53.6% respectively. CO_(2) concentration calculated by twophase model is smaller in the vicinity of release hole, and larger beyond 0.135 m downstream. A smaller leakage rate results in a lower CO_(2) concentration and a higher cloud temperature.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021QB144)。
文摘The knowledge of two-phase cloud dispersion mechanism from HLG(hazardous liquefied gas) release is the prerequisite for accurate assessment and precise rescue of such accidents. In this paper, an experiment of two-phase cloud dispersion from liquefied CO_(2) hole release is performed. The source terms, such as vapour mass fraction, release velocity and mean droplet diameter, are calculated based on thermodynamic theory. Taking phase transition of CO_(2) droplets to gas into account, CFD(computational fluid dynamics) model for two-phase cloud dispersion is established. The predicted cloud temperatures at the downstream agree well with the experimental data, with the maximum relative error of 5.8% and average relative error of 2.3%. The consequence distances in the downstream direction and in the crosswise direction calculated through two-phase model are larger than those through single-phase model,with the relative differences of 57.8% and 53.6% respectively. CO_(2) concentration calculated by twophase model is smaller in the vicinity of release hole, and larger beyond 0.135 m downstream. A smaller leakage rate results in a lower CO_(2) concentration and a higher cloud temperature.
