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Overpressure (Blast Force) Threat Zone ALOHA® 5.4.

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Time: December 6, 2018 0740 hours ST (user specified)

Chemical Name: GASOLINA

Wind: 5 miles/hour from 300° true at 10 meters

THREAT ZONE:
Threat Modeled: Overpressure (blast force) from vapor cloud explosion
Type of Ignition: ignited by spark or flame
Level of Congestion: congested
Model Run: Heavy Gas
Red : LOC was never exceeded --- (8.0 psi = destruction of buildings)
Orange: 27 meters --- (3.5 psi = serious injury likely)
Yellow: 55 meters --- (1.0 psi = shatters glass)

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25

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50 0 50 100 150
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greater than 8.0 psi (destruction of buildings)
greater than 3.5 psi (serious injury likely)
greater than 1.0 psi (shatters glass)
wind direction confidence lines
Text Summary ALOHA® 5.4.7
SITE DATA:
Location: FACATIVA, COLOMBIA
Building Air Exchanges Per Hour: 0.35 (unsheltered single storied)
Time: December 6, 2018 0740 hours ST (user specified)

CHEMICAL DATA:
Chemical Name: GASOLINA Molecular Weight: 110.00 g/mol
ERPG-1: 200 ppm ERPG-2: 1000 ppm ERPG-3: 4000 ppm
IDLH: 1000 ppm LEL: 14000 ppm UEL: 74000 ppm
Ambient Boiling Point: 24.3° C
Vapor Pressure at Ambient Temperature: 0.59 atm
Ambient Saturation Concentration: 807,213 ppm or 80.7%

ATMOSPHERIC DATA: (MANUAL INPUT OF DATA)


Wind: 5 miles/hour from 300° true at 10 meters
Ground Roughness: urban or forest Cloud Cover: 5 tenths
Air Temperature: 15° C Stability Class: C
No Inversion Height Relative Humidity: 70%

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Evaporating Puddle (Note: chemical is flammable)
Puddle Diameter: 13.6 meters
Average Puddle Depth: 13.47 meters
Ground Type: Default soil Ground Temperature: 15° C
Initial Puddle Temperature: Air temperature
Release Duration: ALOHA limited the duration to 1 hour
Max Average Sustained Release Rate: 131 kilograms/min
(averaged over a minute or more)
Total Amount Released: 7,816 kilograms

THREAT ZONE:
Threat Modeled: Overpressure (blast force) from vapor cloud explosion
Type of Ignition: ignited by spark or flame
Level of Congestion: congested
Model Run: Heavy Gas
Red : LOC was never exceeded --- (8.0 psi = destruction of buildings)
Orange: 27 meters --- (3.5 psi = serious injury likely)
Yellow: 55 meters --- (1.0 psi = shatters glass)

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