Risks and Safety of CO 2 Transport via Pipeline: A Review of Risk Analysis and Modeling Approaches for Accidental Releases

Matteo Vitali, Cristina Zuliani, Francesco Corvaro, Barbara Marchetti, Alessandro Terenzi and Fabrizio Tallone
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Matteo Vitali: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche (DIISM), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona (AN), Italy
Cristina Zuliani: Saipem S.p.A., Via Toniolo 1, 61032 Fano (PU), Italy
Francesco Corvaro: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche (DIISM), Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona (AN), Italy
Barbara Marchetti: Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università degli studi E-Campus, via Isimbardi 10, 22060 Novedrate (CO), Italy
Alessandro Terenzi: Saipem S.p.A., Via Toniolo 1, 61032 Fano (PU), Italy
Fabrizio Tallone: Saipem S.p.A., Via Toniolo 1, 61032 Fano (PU), Italy

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: Carbon capture and storage is considered an effective mitigation strategy to reduce the most challenging emissions from heavy industries and gas processing. The safe transport of carbon dioxide via pipelines is an important aspect for developing large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage projects. Dispersion modeling for heavy gas such as carbon dioxide is considerably different from natural gas. The set up for modeling simulations is more challenging than conventional natural gas pipeline for several reasons, such as the differences in thermodynamics that must be considered. Moreover, when the carbon dioxide is transported in dense or liquid phase, the rapid phase changing, and possible consequent formation of solids should be considered. Finally, the equation of state required for accurate prediction of parameters is generally different than the ones applicable for natural gas. The main scope of this comprehensive review is to identify the most important parameters, critical events, suitable models, and identification of dispersion modeling issues. An extensive literature review of experiments conducted in the last ten years has been developed, experimental data, integral and simplified model, as well as CFD modeling issues has been identified and reported in the work proposed to highlight the advances and the gaps that could need further research activities.

Keywords: carbon dioxide; CO 2 transport; CO 2 pipeline; accidental release; experimental modeling; dispersion modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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