A new set of blast curves from vapor cloud explosion

Past accidents have demonstrated that vapor cloud explosions (VCEs) are the most severe threat to refining and petrochemical industries. In order to estimate the air blast parameters at any given distance from a possible explosion source, a variety of prediction methods have been developed. A brief description of these prediction methods is first presented. Then, the focus of this paper is on an engineering method based on blast curves, which is the most frequently used prediction method.