Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal

Geographical Information System (GIS) is getting popular in controlling of risk in chemical installations for handling hazardous substances. The capability of GIS is to combine image map with the corresponding information at each level offering is being recognized as a new dimension to t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mustapha, Sa'ari, El-Harbawi, Mohanad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/1/Capability%20of%20GIS%20in%20the%20analysis%20of%20explosion%20hazard%20from%20BLEVE%20event%20in%20LPG%20terminal.pdf
_version_ 1848852749527023616
author Mustapha, Sa'ari
El-Harbawi, Mohanad
author_facet Mustapha, Sa'ari
El-Harbawi, Mohanad
author_sort Mustapha, Sa'ari
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Geographical Information System (GIS) is getting popular in controlling of risk in chemical installations for handling hazardous substances. The capability of GIS is to combine image map with the corresponding information at each level offering is being recognized as a new dimension to the management of industrial safety and environment surrounding. Catastrophic failure of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal is always regarded to failure its storage tank. A BLEVE is recognized as one of the worst type accidents cause of life and property. Consequences of BLEVE event are rapid and include peak over pressure from the blast, missiles projection from ruptured vessels and broken structures. This paper emphasizes on a methodology to evaluate effects of peak over pressure and missiles events from the BLEVE hazard due to catastrophic failure of a storage tank which filled by 140 tons of LPG. TNT model and selected equations are used to estimate the probability of fatality and structure damages and GIS techniques is used as a tool for analysis explosion due to a BLEVE event in LPG terminal. The developed technology capable to estimate explosion effects from a BLEVE event in which the result of consequences are plotted by buffer zones 10%, 50%, and 90% likelihood for managing risk in an industrial zone. Stakeholders can make use the developed technology for mitigating risk of LPG explosion in a LPG terminal and also for future land development in the areas outside of an industrial zone.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T10:43:01Z
format Article
id upm-55232
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T10:43:01Z
publishDate 2016
publisher Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-552322018-03-29T01:15:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/ Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal Mustapha, Sa'ari El-Harbawi, Mohanad Geographical Information System (GIS) is getting popular in controlling of risk in chemical installations for handling hazardous substances. The capability of GIS is to combine image map with the corresponding information at each level offering is being recognized as a new dimension to the management of industrial safety and environment surrounding. Catastrophic failure of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal is always regarded to failure its storage tank. A BLEVE is recognized as one of the worst type accidents cause of life and property. Consequences of BLEVE event are rapid and include peak over pressure from the blast, missiles projection from ruptured vessels and broken structures. This paper emphasizes on a methodology to evaluate effects of peak over pressure and missiles events from the BLEVE hazard due to catastrophic failure of a storage tank which filled by 140 tons of LPG. TNT model and selected equations are used to estimate the probability of fatality and structure damages and GIS techniques is used as a tool for analysis explosion due to a BLEVE event in LPG terminal. The developed technology capable to estimate explosion effects from a BLEVE event in which the result of consequences are plotted by buffer zones 10%, 50%, and 90% likelihood for managing risk in an industrial zone. Stakeholders can make use the developed technology for mitigating risk of LPG explosion in a LPG terminal and also for future land development in the areas outside of an industrial zone. Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/1/Capability%20of%20GIS%20in%20the%20analysis%20of%20explosion%20hazard%20from%20BLEVE%20event%20in%20LPG%20terminal.pdf Mustapha, Sa'ari and El-Harbawi, Mohanad (2016) Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 26 (4). pp. 343-363. ISSN 2313-4410; ESSN: 2313-4402 http://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/2463
spellingShingle Mustapha, Sa'ari
El-Harbawi, Mohanad
Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal
title Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal
title_full Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal
title_fullStr Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal
title_full_unstemmed Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal
title_short Capability of GIS in the analysis of explosion hazard from BLEVE event in LPG terminal
title_sort capability of gis in the analysis of explosion hazard from bleve event in lpg terminal
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55232/1/Capability%20of%20GIS%20in%20the%20analysis%20of%20explosion%20hazard%20from%20BLEVE%20event%20in%20LPG%20terminal.pdf