Numerical Simulation of Explosion Process due to LNG Leakage from Pipelines in Tunnel
MA Shihai1, HUANG Ping2, DAI Pengfei3, LI Xiang4
1. China Academy of Safety Science and Technology, Beijing 100012, China;2. School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;3. Department of Sci & Tech Information, PetroChina West Pipeline Company, Urumqi 830000, China;4. College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310007, China
Abstract：In order to simulate the explosion process due to Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) pipeline leakage in tunnel, a mathematical model of fire and explosion due to LNG pipeline leakage is proposed based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method and for an active LNG transportation pipeline in a tunnel. The LNG leakage explosion under three different LNG leakage conditions are numerically simulated, and their overpressures at the measuring points are obtained for tunnel with solid ends and pressure release ends. The explosion overpressures caused by LNG pipeline leakage under three different boundary conditions are obtained and the destruction effect is evaluated. The simulation results show that the explosion is in the form of deflagration when the LNG leakage intensity is the maximum or the minimum in the tunnel with solid ends or pressure release ends, which would damage badly the equipments in tunnel. When the LNG leakage intensity is a medium one, the deflagration would transform into the detonation with very strong damage power, and this should be avoided to be happening.
马世海;黄平;代鹏飞;李想. 隧道内液化天然气管道泄漏爆炸过程的数值模拟[J]. , 2011, 29(22): 55-57.
MA Shihai;HUANG Ping;DAI Pengfei;LI Xiang. Numerical Simulation of Explosion Process due to LNG Leakage from Pipelines in Tunnel. , 2011, 29(22): 55-57.
2011, Vol. 29 
