Passive fire protection is of fundamental importance for the prevention of catastrophic accidents in the process industry, in particular in the case of escalation effects. In the present work, a methodological approach was developed, aimed at the characterization of the performances of passive protection systems, integrating experimental and numerical analysis. Thermal coatings were first characterized under jet fire conditions on laboratory scale, extending the results to a pilot scale. A finite elements model was implemented in order analyze experimental results and the complicating factors. The model was extended to large scale tanks, determining the optimal coating thickness and effectiveness for several fireproofing materials.
Analysis of the effectiveness of passive fire protection measures / G. Landucci; S. Zanelli; N. Paltrinieri; V. Cozzani. - STAMPA. - 17:(2009), pp. 305-310. (Intervento presentato al convegno 9th International Conf. on Chemical and Process Engineering tenutosi a Roma nel 10-13 Maggio 2009).
Analysis of the effectiveness of passive fire protection measures
PALTRINIERI, NICOLA;COZZANI, VALERIO
2009
Abstract
Passive fire protection is of fundamental importance for the prevention of catastrophic accidents in the process industry, in particular in the case of escalation effects. In the present work, a methodological approach was developed, aimed at the characterization of the performances of passive protection systems, integrating experimental and numerical analysis. Thermal coatings were first characterized under jet fire conditions on laboratory scale, extending the results to a pilot scale. A finite elements model was implemented in order analyze experimental results and the complicating factors. The model was extended to large scale tanks, determining the optimal coating thickness and effectiveness for several fireproofing materials.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
