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Flow and dispersion around storage tanks -A comparison between numerical and wind tunnel simulations

  • Fothergill, C.E. (Shell Research Ltd.) ;
  • Roberts, P.T. (Shell Research Ltd.) ;
  • Packwood, A.R. (School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Surrey)
  • Published : 2002.04.25
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Abstract

Accidental gaseous losses from industrial processes can pose considerable health and environmental risks but assessing their health, safety and environmental impact is problematic. Improved understanding and simulation of the dispersion of emissions in the vicinity of storage tanks is required. The present study aims to assess the capability of the turbulence closures and meshing alternatives in a commercially available CFD code for predicting dispersion in the vicinity of cubes and circular cylindrical storage tanks. The performance of the $k-{\varepsilon}$ and Reynolds Stress turbulence models and meshing alternatives for these cases are compared to experimental data. The CFD simulations are very good qualitatively and, in many cases, quantitatively. A mesh with prismatic elements is more accurate than a tetrahedral mesh. Overall the Reynolds stress model performs slightly better than the $k-{\varepsilon}$ model.

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