Prediction of Hot Zone Temperature and its Extension Rate Up to Boilover
Hideo Ohtani, Professor, Department of Safety Management, Yokohama National University, Japan, and Yoshiyuki Kato, CEO of Corporation FPEC ,Japan,
Abstract
Simulation program was developed to predict hot zone temperature and its extension rate for a crude oil fire in a large tank. The calculated results are summarized in this report. Authors believe that these calculated results are reliable enough for an actual size tank fire, since the calculated results can well explain why around 1 [m/h] is the maximum hot zone extension rate in an actual tank fire as reported by LASTFIRE. Possibility of boilover and required time to cool down the hot oil after extinguishment of a crude oil tank fire were also studied by using another simulation program developed separately. In case of a large tank fire, it was found that possibility of boilover occurrence after extinguishment seems too little and so long days are required to cool the hot oil.