Browsing by Subject "LNG"
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Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to Study Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Pool Fires
(2016-12-07)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pool fires pose a major risk to LNG facilities. The radiant energy from a LNG pool fire can be sufficiently high to threaten the structural integrity of the facility, plant personnel, fire ... -
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Liquefied Natural Gas Pool Spreading and Vaporization on Water
(2016-04-22)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a cryogenic liquid consisting predominantly of methane compressed to 1/600th of its gaseous volume for transportation. A release of LNG on water during marine operations can occur due to ... -
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Forced Dispersion Modeling of LNG Vapor Clouds
(2013-05-31)The safety and security of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities has prompted the need for continued study of LNG mitigation systems. Water spray systems are widely recognized as an effective measure for dispersing LNG ... -
The application of expansion foam on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to suppress LNG vapor and LNG pool fire thermal radiation
(2009-05-15)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) hazards include LNG flammable vapor dispersion and LNG pool fire thermal radiation. A large LNG pool fire emits high thermal radiation thus preventing fire fighters from approaching and extinguishing ... -
Comparative Analysis Between LNG Import and Export Terminals
(2016-05-09)According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the natural gas consumption in the US was 1,726 billion cubic feet in January 2013, and the demand has been increasing rapidly around the world as natural gas ... -
Computational fluid dynamics for LNG vapor dispersion modeling: a key parameters study
(2009-05-15)The increased demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has led to the construction of several new LNG terminals in the United States (US) and around the world. To ensure the safety of the public, consequence modeling is used ... -
Computational Modeling for Dense Gas Dispersion for Variable Stability Classes
(2015-05-21)The spill of many chemicals such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on land or water results in its rapid vaporization and the formation of a dense cloud. The performance of a risk assessment for the spill of flammable chemicals ... -
Conceptual Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal design for Kuwait
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)This research study investigated a new conceptual design for a modular structural configuration incorporating storage for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) within the base of the platform structure. The structure, referred to ... -
Control of Vapor Dispersion and Pool Fire of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) with Expansion Foam
(2011-10-21)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is flammable when it forms a 5 – 15 percent volumetric concentration mixture with air at atmospheric conditions. When the LNG vapor comes in contact with an ignition source, it may result in ... -
The effects of LNG-sloshing on the global responses of LNG-carriers
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)The coupling and interactions between ship motion and inner-tank sloshing are investigated by a potential-viscous hybrid method in time domain. For the time domain simulation of vessel motion, the hydrodynamic coefficients ... -
Experimental Study of the Vaporization Of Cryogenic Liquids on Solid Substrates
(2015-04-06)Many safety challenges are associated with the production, handling and transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) due to its hazardous properties and nature that is significantly different than any other hydrocarbons, ... -
Experiments for the Measurement of LNG Mass Burning Rates
(2012-07-16)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a commonly used flammable fuel that has safety concerns associated with vapor dispersion and radiation emitted from pool fires. The main objective of this effort is to advance the knowledge ... -
Floating LNG terminal and LNG carrier interaction analysis for side-by-side offloading operation
(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Floating LNG terminals are a relatively new concept with the first such terminal in the world installed this year. The hydrodynamic interaction effects between the terminal and a LNG carrier in a side-by-side offloading ... -
Forced Dispersion of Liquefied Natural Gas Vapor Clouds with Water Spray Curtain Application
(2011-02-22)There has been, and will continue to be, tremendous growth in the use and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG). As LNG poses the hazard of flammable vapor cloud formation from a release, which may result in a massive ... -
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Vapor Dispersion Modeling with Computational Fluid Dynamics Codes
(2012-10-19)Federal regulation 49 CFR 193 and standard NFPA 59A require the use of validated consequence models to determine the vapor cloud dispersion exclusion zones for accidental liquefied natural gas (LNG) releases. For modeling ... -
Liquefied Natural Gas Hazards Mitigation with High Expansion Foam
(2015-09-28)The gas industry boom driven by the advancement of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies provides a solution to a growing demand on energy, especially clean energy. The liquefaction process reduces the ... -
LNG Suppression Foam Stabilized By Zirconium Phosphate Nanoplatelets
(2015-04-14)In this work, a zirconium phosphate based universal foam stabilizer was developed to stabilize and improve performance of firefighting foam and high expansion liquid natural gas (LNG) suppression foam. With the world’s ... -
Modeling Deformation of Freezing Concrete: Towards the Identification of D-Cracking Susceptible Aggregates and Construction of All Concrete LNG Tanks
(2016-08-17)For many decades, degradation of concrete by freezing actions has been a primary interest of research for civil engineers. Past studies mostly relied on expensive and time-consuming experimental or semi-empirical investigations ... -
Modeling of LNG Pool Spreading and Vaporization
(2012-11-20)In this work, a source term model for estimating the rate of spreading and vaporization of LNG on land and sea is introduced. The model takes into account the composition changes of the boiling mixture, the varying ... -
Modeling of the Cryogenic Liquid Pool Evaporation and the Effect of the Convective Heat Transfer from Atmosphere
(2014-04-25)Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has recently known significant development worldwide. The assessment and the control of the risks associated to the production, storage and transportation of LNG is of paramount importance to ...