Predictive assessment of man-made risks during oil-handling operations at tank farms

Abstract

Predictive analysis of events associated with the depressurization of the tank during the filling of fuel showed the probability of the occurrence and development of fires resulting from the spread of clouds of flammable gases with concentrations corresponding to the concentration limits of ignition. It is shown that when fuel ignites with the development of a pool fire or when an air shock wave propagates as a result of an explosion of the fuel-air mixture, the damaging factors will have a negative effect, which will lead to destruction and damage to the operating personnel.