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Reliable assessment of the hazards associated with accidental releases of flammable or toxic gases is essential for the design and operation of chemical plant and storage facilities. Models are needed to predict the rate of formation and initial physical state of gas clouds (source models) and their subsequent transport and dilution (dispersion models). This paper summarises progress in modelling the accidental release from storage of a pressurized liquid-gas. The model need be no more complex than is required in context, should be of comparable accuracy to subsequent dispersion models, and should possess similar mathematical structure.
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McFarlane, K. (1990). Development of Models for Flashing Two-Phase Jet Releases from Pressurised Containment. In: Manley, J., McKee, S., Owens, D. (eds) Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Mathematics in Industry. European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0629-7_42
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