Venting Design for Di-tert-butyl Peroxide Runaway Reaction Based on Accelerating Rate Calorimeter Test

Abstract

In order to design the relief system size of di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) storage tanks, the runaway reaction of DTBP was simulated by accelerating rate calorimeter (ARC). The results indicated that under adiabatic conditions the initial exothermic temperature was 102.6°C, the maximum self-heating rate was 3.095×107°C·min−1, the maximum self-heating temperature was 375.9°C, and the pressure produced by unit mass was 4.512 MPa·g−1. Judged by ARC test, the emergency relief system for DTBP was a hybrid system. Based on Design Institute for Emergency Relief System (DIERS) method, the releasing mass flow rate W was determined by Leung methods, and the mass velocity G was calculated by two modified Omega methods. The two relief sizes calculated by monograph Omega method and arithmetic Omega method are close, with only 0.63% relative error. The monograph Omega method is more convenient to apply.