수치해석을 통한 폭압에 따른 파이프 안전성 평가 연구

The greatest risk to safety in petrochemical refinery plants is an unexpected explosion. Although thermal damage to equipment may be significant, perhaps the more critical immediate risk is the pressure rise from the blast wave that could damage or destroy essential infrastructure and lead to loss of life. For this reason, numerical prediction of blast wave characteristics and their effects on the nearby structures, such as pipes and tanks, is crucial to assessing the risks of potential accidents. To this end, numerical simulations of pipe damage due to blast waves from a methane explosion are presented. Predicting the features and characteristics of the blast waves, which may result in pipe deformation, will help refinery engineers improve plant safety.