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CFD-Based Overpressure Prediction for Double Modules—Data-Dump Technique

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When FLACS is applied to conduct the numerical simulations of large gaps with sizes approaching one or two times of the module size, a large error in the overpressures in the acceptor module is observed. In this chapter, a data-dump technique is developed to address this issue. The overall results indicate that the data-dump technique is very effective for the evaluation of gas explosion overpressures in areas with large separation gaps.

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  1. School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China

    Guowei Ma

  2. Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

    Yimiao Huang

  3. Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia

    Jingde Li

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Ma, G., Huang, Y., Li, J. (2019). CFD-Based Overpressure Prediction for Double Modules—Data-Dump Technique. In: Risk Analysis of Vapour Cloud Explosions for Oil and Gas Facilities. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7948-2_5

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