Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/18.1.1861

Modelling of Consequences of Biogas Leakage from Gasholder

Petr TRÁVNÍČEK ; Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Agricultural, Food andEnvironmental Engineering, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Luboš KOTEK ; Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of ProductionSystems and Virtual Reality, Technická 2896/2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
Petr JUNGA ; Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Engineering, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Abstract

This paper describes modelling of consequences of biogas leakage from a gasholder on agricultural biogas station. Four scenarios were selected for the purpose of this work. A rupture of gasholders membrane and instantaneous explosion of gas cloud, blast of gas with delay, emptying of whole volume of gas (without initiation) and initiation of gas with Jet-Fire. Leakage of gas is modelled by special software and consequences are determined on the basis of results. The first scenario was modelled with help of equations because used software does not include an appropriate model. A farm with high building density was chosen as a model case. Biogas is replaced by methane because used software does not support modelling of dispersion of mixtures. From this viewpoint, a conservative approach is applied because biogas contains “only” approximately 60% of methane (in dependence on technology and processed material).

Keywords

accident; agriculture; biogas; station

Hrčak ID:

178333

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/178333

Publication date:

24.3.2017.

Article data in other languages: czech

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