IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/riskan/v11y1991i3p419-423.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Atmospheric Dispersion of Inflammable Substances for Estimating Vulnerable Zones in Hydrocarbon Industry

Author

Listed:
  • Manju Mohan
  • M. P. Singh
  • T. S. Panwar

Abstract

The present study utilizes an operational model as well as simple empirical relationships for estimating hazard zones due to fire, explosion, and toxic vapor cloud dispersion. The empirical relationships are based on giving appropriate weightage to each of the parameters on which the hazard in question (viz. fire, explosion, toxic vapour dispersion) is dependent. Results from these two approaches [i.e., an operational model FLAMCALC of U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and an empirical model named FIREX] have been compared with the data obtained from the Mexico City disaster in 1984. In general, results from the empirical approach and FLAMCALC are comparable to the observed effects.

Suggested Citation

  • Manju Mohan & M. P. Singh & T. S. Panwar, 1991. "Atmospheric Dispersion of Inflammable Substances for Estimating Vulnerable Zones in Hydrocarbon Industry," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(3), pages 419-423, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:11:y:1991:i:3:p:419-423
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1991.tb00628.x
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1991.tb00628.x
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1991.tb00628.x?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:11:y:1991:i:3:p:419-423. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1539-6924 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.