Transient Large-Scale Chlorine Releases in the Jack Rabbit II Field Tests: Estimates of the Airborne Mass Rate for Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling
Abstract
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the U.S. Department of Defense, and Transport Canada, the Jack Rabbit II tests were designed to release liquid chlorine at ambient temperature in quantities of 5 to 20 T for the purpose of quantifying the behavior and hazards of catastrophic chlorine releases at scales represented by rail and truck transport vessels. In 2015, five successful field trials were conducted in which chlorine was released in quantities of 5 to 10 tons through a 6-inch circular breach in the tank and directed vertically downward at 1 m elevation over a concrete pad. In 2016, three additional trials were conducted with releases of 10 tons also through 6-inch circular breaches at different release orientations. A final 20 ton test was conducted in 2016. Data from the test program is available. This paper summarizes assessment of the chlorine rainout and provides estimates of the mass of chlorine moving with the wind field as a function of time.
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Jack Rabbit II Field TestsCollections
Citation
Spicer, Tom; Tickle, Graham (2018). Transient Large-Scale Chlorine Releases in the Jack Rabbit II Field Tests: Estimates of the Airborne Mass Rate for Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling. Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /193493.