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Case : crack tank 50 mm source tank

SITE DATA:

Location: BONTANG INDONESIA, INDONESIA


Building Air Exchanges Per Hour: 0.65 (unsheltered single storied)
Time: January 9, 2024 0905 hours ST (using computer's clock)

CHEMICAL DATA:

Chemical Name: AMMONIA


CAS Number: 7664-41-7 Molecular Weight: 17.03 g/mol
AEGL-1 (60 min): 30 ppm AEGL-2 (60 min): 160 ppm AEGL-3 (60 min): 1100 ppm
IDLH: 300 ppm LEL: 150000 ppm UEL: 280000 ppm
Ambient Boiling Point: -33.4° C
Vapor Pressure at Ambient Temperature: greater than 1 atm
Ambient Saturation Concentration: 1,000,000 ppm or 100.0%

ATMOSPHERIC DATA: (MANUAL INPUT OF DATA)

Wind: 2.78 meters/second from SW at 3 meters


Ground Roughness: open country Cloud Cover: 5 tenths
Air Temperature: 28° C Stability Class: C
No Inversion Height Relative Humidity: 80%

SOURCE STRENGTH:

Leak from hole in vertical cylindrical tank


Flammable chemical escaping from tank (not burning)
Tank Diameter: 37 meters Tank Length: 33.1 meters
Tank Volume: 35,589 cubic meters
Tank contains liquid Internal Temperature: -33° C
Chemical Mass in Tank: 16,980,592 kilograms
Tank is 70% full

Circular Opening Diameter: 5 centimeters


Opening is 0 meters from tank bottom
Note: RAILCAR predicts a stationary cloud or 'mist pool' will form.
Model Run: traditional ALOHA tank
Release Duration: ALOHA limited the duration to 1 hour
Max Average Sustained Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
(averaged over a minute or more)
Total Amount Released: 63,030 kilograms
Note: The chemical escaped as a mixture of gas and aerosol (two phase flow).
THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Heavy Gas
Red : 721 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 2.9 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 7.5 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)
Direct Source with time Variable

SITE DATA:

Location: BONTANG INDONESIA, INDONESIA


Building Air Exchanges Per Hour: 0.65 (unsheltered single storied)
Time: January 9, 2024 0905 hours ST (using computer's clock)

CHEMICAL DATA:

Chemical Name: AMMONIA


CAS Number: 7664-41-7 Molecular Weight: 17.03 g/mol
AEGL-1 (60 min): 30 ppm AEGL-2 (60 min): 160 ppm AEGL-3 (60 min): 1100 ppm
IDLH: 300 ppm LEL: 150000 ppm UEL: 280000 ppm
Ambient Boiling Point: -33.4° C
Vapor Pressure at Ambient Temperature: greater than 1 atm
Ambient Saturation Concentration: 1,000,000 ppm or 100.0%

ATMOSPHERIC DATA: (MANUAL INPUT OF DATA)

Wind: 2.78 meters/second from SW at 3 meters


Ground Roughness: open country Cloud Cover: 5 tenths
Air Temperature: 28° C Stability Class: C
No Inversion Height Relative Humidity: 80%

1. (release duration : 60 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:

Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0


Release Duration: 60 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 63,000 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:

Model Run: Gaussian


Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)
2. (release duration : 55 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:

Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0


Release Duration: 55 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 57,750 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:

Model Run: Gaussian


Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

3. (release duration : 50 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:

Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0


Release Duration: 50 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 52,500 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:

Model Run: Gaussian


Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

4. (release duration : 45 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:

Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0


Release Duration: 50 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 47,250 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.
THREAT ZONE:

Model Run: Gaussian


Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

5. (release duration : 40 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 40 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 42,000 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

6. (release duration : 35 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 35 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 36,750 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

7. (release duration : 30 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 30 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 31,500 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.
THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

8. (release duration : 25 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 25 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 26,250 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

9. (release duration : 20 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 20 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 21,000 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.7 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

10. (release duration : 15 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 15 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 15,750 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.
THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.3 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

11. (release duration : 10 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 10 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 10,500 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.7 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 4.3 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

12. (release duration : 5 min)

SOURCE STRENGTH:
Direct Source: 1050 kilograms/min Source Height: 0
Release Duration: 5 minutes
Release Rate: 1,050 kilograms/min
Total Amount Released: 5,250 kilograms
Note: This chemical may flash boil and/or result in two phase flow.
Use both dispersion modules to investigate its potential behavior.

THREAT ZONE:
Model Run: Gaussian
Red : 486 meters --- (1500 ppm = ERPG-3)
Orange: 1.6 kilometers --- (150 ppm = ERPG-2)
Yellow: 3.6 kilometers --- (25 ppm = ERPG-1)

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