- •Contents
- •1 An introduction to Phast
- •What to Expect of this Tutorial
- •Starting the program running
- •The main window
- •Opening the Phast example file
- •The Study Tree pane
- •The Models tab section
- •Level 1: the Workspace
- •Level 2: the Study
- •Level 3: the Equipment item
- •Level 4: the Scenario
- •The Weather tab section
- •The Parameters tab section
- •The Materials tab section
- •Pure Components
- •Mixtures
- •Warehouse Materials
- •The Map tab section
- •Bund types
- •Terrain types
- •Building types and Buildings
- •Raster Image Set
- •Viewing input data
- •The input dialog for the Chlorine tank Equipment item
- •The Grid View allows you to work on input data for multiple items
- •Running the calculations and viewing the results
- •Viewing the graphs for the LPG sphere Scenarios
- •Viewing results on the GIS, against the background of map images
- •Viewing the Reports for the Catastrophic rupture Scenario
- •Summary group: Consequence Summary Report
- •Input group: Input Report
- •Equipment group: Discharge Report
- •Equipment group: Dispersion Report
- •Equipment group: Commentary Report
- •Equipment group: Averaging Times Report
- •Equipment group: Dynamic Fireball Report
- •Equipment group: Explosion Report
- •Viewing the results for other types of Scenario
- •The Standalone flammable Scenarios
- •The Standalone explosion Scenarios
- •2 Setting up your own analysis
- •The form of the analysis
- •The Equipment and Scenarios defined in the analysis
- •Creating a new workspace
- •Saving the workspace
- •The contents of a new workspace
- •Setting up the map image
- •Inserting the raster image
- •Ensure that there is a Raster Image Set in the Map tab section
- •Insert a Raster Image inside the Set
- •Placing the image in the GIS Input View
- •Setting the co-ordinates and size of the image
- •The location of the site on the map
- •3 Performing the consequence analysis
- •Making sure the Run mode is set to Consequence
- •Defining the pressure vessel that contains a toxic material
- •Turn on the option to insert Equipment on the GIS
- •Insert a Pressure Vessel Equipment item
- •Setting the input data for the vessel
- •The Material tab section
- •The Toxic parameters tab section
- •The Geometry tab section
- •A Summary of the Input Data
- •Defining a catastrophic rupture scenario
- •Inserting the Scenario
- •Setting the input data
- •Elevation in Scenario tab section
- •Toxic parameters tab section
- •Run the calculations for the Scenario and view the results
- •Viewing the set of Graphs
- •Viewing outdoor toxic lethality results against the map
- •Defining the second scenario: a liquid release from pipework
- •Insert a Time varying short pipe Scenario
- •Supplying the tank shape data for the Pressure Vessel
- •Setting the input data for the Scenario
- •Scenario tab section
- •Material tab section
- •Short pipe tab section
- •Time varying releases tab section
- •Running the discharge calculations
- •Using the averaged discharge results to create a User-defined source Scenario
- •Inserting a Short pipe Scenario and set up the equivalent input data
- •Run the consequence calculations for the Short pipe and view the results
- •Defining the third scenario: toxic vapour from pipework
- •Defining three flammable releases
- •Setting the input data for the propane Equipment item
- •Copying the Equipment item
- •Changing the Material selection
- •Changing the coordinates
- •Setting the input data for the fire modelling
- •Running the consequence calculations and viewing the results
- •Jet Fire Graphs
- •Pool Fire Graphs
- •Fireball Graphs
- •Explosion Graphs
- •Flash Fire Graph
- •Alternative methods for modelling explosions
- •Creating a Folder and Scenarios for the other methods
- •Setting the inputs for the TNT explosion method
- •Setting the inputs for the Multi-Energy explosion method
- •Setting the inputs for the Baker-Strehlow-Tang explosion method
- •Running the calculations and viewing the results
- •Flammable releases from a rail tank wagon
- •Defining a folder and creating the Equipment data node for the wagon
- •Setting the Elevation for the Rupture Scenarios
- •Defining the Leak from the liquid side of the wagon
- •Defining the Fireball Failure under Flame Impingement
- •Defining a Standalones Equipment item
- •Defining a Fireball Scenario
- •Running the calculations and viewing the results
- •Saving the workspace
- •What next?
The concentration graphs only ever show the outdoor concentration, but if you move to the Toxic tab section you will see that the Probit, Lethality and Dose graphs display separate results for indoor and outdoor effects, and that there are separate Footprint graphs for outdoor and indoor effects.
The Lethality graph shows that the greatest downwind effect distance is for the F 1.5 m/s weather outdoors, with a distance of about 2.5 km to a lethality level of 10%. The indoor effects for this weather reach about 2.25 km to 10% lethality. The shortest downwind effect distances are for D 5 m/s indoors, which reaches about 1 km for a lethality level of 10%.
Viewing outdoor toxic lethality results against the map
Select the Catastrophic Rupture Scenario in the Study Tree, and then click on the GIS button in the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar. A Results Selection dialog will appear, as when you view Graphs. Make sure that all of the Weathers are in the Selected items list, and click on Finish to proceed.
After a pause a GIS Results View will open, appearing as a separate tab in the Document View area. GIS Results Views display effect results on the GIS, i.e. against the background of the map.
By default, GIS Results Views display the Cloud Footprint results, but the Event field in the Consequence tab of the Ribbon Bar lists all of the types of effects that are available for the Scenarios and Weathers included in the current GIS View, and you use this list to view a different type of effect. For this tutorial, select Toxic Outdoor Lethality Footprint, as shown.
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If a Graphs View or GIS Results View is displaying results for a single Scenario and Weather, it will display results for more than one effect level when it first opens (e.g. it will have separate contours for 0.1%, 1% and 10% lethality). However, if it is displaying results for multiple Scenarios or Weathers, it will display results for a single effect level when it first opens. The effect levels of interest are defined in the Toxic Parameters tab of an Equipment item and a Scenario.
By default the effect level displayed for multiple Scenarios or Weathers will be the lowest effect level of interest defined for the Scenarios, which is 0.1% lethality for toxic effects by default. To view the lethality contours for a different level, click on the Edit Settings button in the Consequence tab of the Ribbon Bar to open the Edit Settings dialog. Move to the Toxic Parameters tab, and enter a value of 0.1 in the Lethality Levels table, pressing [Enter] after you have typed the value in order to commit the change.
When you click on OK to close the dialog, there will be a pause and the GIS Results View will then display the results for a 10% lethality level, as shown. The effect contours for all Weathers are able to reach populated areas, though only the 1.5 m/s Weathers are able to reach the town and the village.
Note: the Edit Settings dialog also allows you to change the number of effect levels to display. By default this is initially set for one to multiple Scenarios or Weathers, but you can change this in the dialog.
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