Improved solid radiation model for thermal response in large crude oil tanks

Jianfeng Yang, Bo Zhang, Liangchao Chen, Xu Diao, Yuanhao Hu, Guanyu Suo, Ru Li, Qianlin Wang, Jinghai Li, Jianwen Zhang and Zhan Dou

Energy, 2023, vol. 284, issue C

Abstract: In a crude oil tank farm, a fire in a large crude oil storage tank can spread to its neighbouring tanks due to thermal radiation causing wall rupture. To better understand the thermal radiation of tank fires and the thermal response of their neighbouring tanks, a semi-empirical radiation model is proposed in this paper. The model takes into account the smoke generation and its effect in reducing thermal radiation, as well as the variation of flame temperature and emissivity along the flame axis. Compared with existing models, the model is able to predict the radiant heat flux of the flame more accurately, and this advantage becomes more pronounced as the diameter of the pool fire increases.

Keywords: Physicochemical phenomena; Flue gas; Radiant heat flow; Empirical equation; Failure time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.128572

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