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Methods of Predicting Vapor Cloud Explosions in Enclosed Spaces

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For the example of 80 organic solvents, the method developed by the All-Russian Research Institute for Fire Protection (ARRIFP) and the Baker–Strehlow–Tang (BST) method for the prediction of vapor-cloud explosions (VCE) in enclosed spaces are compared, in terms of the specific safe volume of a building. A correlation is found between the results given by these methods. On introducing an energy correction (the ratio of the calorific value of the solvent to that of methane) and a correction factor of 1/4.47, the BST method (in the 2.5D configuration with low congestion) may be used to categorize production buildings in terms of explosion and fire safety.

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  1. Science and Engineering Center “The Reliability and Safety of Large Systems and Machines”, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    S. G. Alexeev, L. V. Poluyan & E. S. Gur’ev

  2. Ural State Fire Service Institute, Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief (EMERCOM), Yekaterinburg, Russia

    S. G. Alexeev & N. M. Barbin

  3. Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    L. V. Poluyan & E. S. Gur’ev

  4. Ural State Agrarian University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    N. M. Barbin

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Alexeev, S.G., Poluyan, L.V., Gur’ev, E.S. et al. Methods of Predicting Vapor Cloud Explosions in Enclosed Spaces. Coke Chem. 61, 312–317 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068364X18080021

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