LNG Composition

Composition Percentage
Nitrogen 0.03
Methane 93.94
Ethane 3.10
Propane 1.86
I-Butane 0.47
n-Butane 0.58
I-Pentane 0.02

LNG Storage tank (Cylindrical with Torispherical Head)

 Wind Velocity: 2.5 m/s to the South

 Reference Height: 10 m
 Ambient temp: 28 oC
 Ambient Pressure: 1 atm
 Ground Roughness: 0.5 m
 Pasquill Class: D

Leak properties

 Leak rate: 50730.3 Kg/s

 Temp of release substance: -161 oC
 Leak type: Jet, continuous release
 Leak diameter: assume 1 meter
  Leak Position: South, West, East, North part of the tank at ground level.
 Height of release: ground level.
 Release time: 10 minutes

Vapor properties

Assume all the LNG are Methane

LNG at the tank is in liquid form

Vapor Pressure at tank: 1.05 atm

Vapor temperature at tank: -161 C

LNG Properties
Chemical Formula CH4 (Methane)
Boiling Point -161°C or -257.8°F
Liquid Density 453 kg/m³
Gas Density 0.656 kg/m³
at 25°C or 77ºF or 0.04095lb/ft³
Specific Gravity (Air=1) 0.554
Limits of Flammability 5.3% to 14%
Auto Ignition Temperature 595°C or 1103°F

Specific heat ratio: 1.31

(Data for Worst Case Scenario).

Output data required:

Heat flux, Pressure, Temperature Contour.

Overpressure data for a specific radius.