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Accidental Explosions

Design criteria

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NORSOK STANDARD
DESIGN AGAINST ACCIDENTAL LOADS

Design Accidental Actions and associated


performance criteria determined by
Quantified Risk assessment (QRA)

Main safety functions shall not be impaired


– usability of escape-ways
– integrity of shelter areas
– global load bearing capacity

Integrity normally
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for et least 1 hour
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NORSOK STANDARD
Risk acceptance criteria

CharacteristicDesign Accidental Actions


corresponding to annual probability of
occurrence of ~10-4 per installation
Overall frequency 5·10-4 all accidents
often used impairment frequency limit

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NORSOK STANDARD
Dimensioning loads evaluated wrt
unacceptable consequences/limit states
Global collapse of structure
Rupture or unacceptable deformation of
explosion barriers
Deformation of decks leading to unacceptable
damage to equipment
Deformation of HC equipment leading to
unacceptable escalation
Unacceptable damage to equipment of critical
systems
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NORSOK STANDARD (S-001)
Explosion load to be described wrt:
Pressure
Time
Area distribution

p
pmax > 5bar

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NORSOK STANDARD (Z-013)
Explosion load to be described wrt:
Pressure - Impulse surfaces
Average pressure over predefined area’
Overrpressure drag
CFD analyses (e.g. FLACS) to be used for
probabilistic analysis

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Dept, Marine Technology stålkonstruksjoner – NFS 15.04.2008
NORSOK STANDARD (Z-013)
Principles of analysis
 SDOF or NLFEA
 Dynamics and deformation characteristics important’
 Explosion load:
 Triangular time dependent overpressure/drag
 Direct linearization of overpressure-time curve from CFD
simulation
 CFD analyses (e.g. FLACS) to be used for
probabilistic analysis

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Explosion pressure versus area
Not explicitly stated
High pressure for local design of plates
Low pressure for systems
Analogy with ice?

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