Numerical Investigation of Overtopping Prevention for Optimal Safety Dike Design

Namjeong Son, Yoojin Kim, Mimi Min, Seungho Jung () and Chankyu Kang ()
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Namjeong Son: Department of Environmental Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
Yoojin Kim: Department of Environmental Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
Mimi Min: Department of Environmental Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
Seungho Jung: Department of Environmental Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
Chankyu Kang: Research Center for Safety and Health, School of Social Safety System Engineering, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: Leakage accidents at chemical facilities have a negative impact on both the environment and human life, and the government has established and implemented regulations on dikes in order to minimize such accidents. However, the overtopping phenomenon in which chemicals overflow the dike due to catastrophic leakage requires additional safeguards. In this study, the mitigation effect was confirmed by simulating tanks and dikes using various deflector plates to minimize the effect of spilled chemicals. ANSYS Fluent 19.1, a computational fluid dynamics program, was used, and the overtopping effect was compared with a dike design that satisfies the safety regulations using a volume of fluid (VOF) model that analyzes multiphase flow through a surface tracking technique. Nitric acid and sulfuric acid were used in the study; they were selected because they are frequently involved in leakage accidents. In the event of a leak in a liquid tank, a dike with a deflector plate was very effective in reducing overtopping, and a deflector at a 45° angle was more effective than a 30° deflector. However, it is necessary to install additional safeguards at the joint between the dike and the deflection plate to withstand the force of the liquid.

Keywords: dike; overtopping; VOF model; deflector plate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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