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Analysis of Cause of Fire and Explosion in Internal Floating Roof Tank: Focusing on Fire and Explosion Accidents at the OO Oil Pipeline Corporation

내부 부상형 저장탱크(IFRT) 화재·폭발사고 원인 분석: OO송유관공사 저유소 화재·폭발사건을 중심으로

  • Koo, Chae-Chil (Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Wook (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukung National University)
  • Received : 2020.02.24
  • Accepted : 2020.04.14
  • Published : 2020.04.30

Abstract

This study aims to maintain the safety of an outdoor storage tank through the fundamental case analysis of explosion and fire accidents in the storage tank. We consider an accident caused by the explosion of fire inside the tank, as a result of the gradual spreading of the residual fire generated by wind lamps flying off a workplace in the storage tank yard. To determine the cause of the accident, atmospheric diffusion conditions were derived through CCTV image analysis, and the wind direction was analyzed using computational fluid dynamics. Additionally, the amount of oil vapor inside the tank when the floating roof was at the lowest position, and the behavior of the vapor inside the tank when the floating roof was at the highest position were investigated. If the cause of the explosion in the storage tank is identified and the level of the storage tank is maintained below the internal floating roof, dangerous liquid fills the storage tank, and the vapor in the space may stagnate on the internal floating roof. We intend to improve the operation procedure such that the level of the storage tank is not under the Pontoon support, as well as provide measures to prevent flames from entering the storage tank by installing a flame arrester in the open vent of the tank.

본 연구는 옥외저장탱크에서 발생한 화재·폭발사고의 근본적인 사례분석을 통해 저장탱크의 안전을 유지할 목적으로 수행되었다. 이 사고는 저장탱크 야드에 사업장 외에서 날아온 풍등이 저장탱크 주변 잔디에 떨어지며 발생한 잔재 화재가 서서히 확산되어 탱크 내부의 유증기와 만나 폭발·화재로 이어진 사고였다. 사고의 원인을 밝혀내기 위하여 CCTV영상분석을 통한 대기확산 조건 도출, 전산유체역학을 이용한 풍향 분석, 플러팅 루프가 최저 위치일 때의 탱크 내부 유증기 발생량, 최고 위치일 때의 탱크 내부 유증기 거동을 통하여 저장탱크의 폭발이 일어난 원인을 밝혀내어 저장탱크의 레벨을 내부부상형 지붕 이하로 유지했을 경우 위험물이 충전되면서 그 공간에 있던 유증기가 내부 부상지붕위에 정체될 가능성이 있으므로 저장탱크의 Low liquid level이 폰튠 서포트 밑에 위치하지 않도록 운전절차를 개선하고, 오픈 벤트에는 화염방지기를 설치하여 화염이 저장탱크로 유입하지 못하도록 하는 대책을 제시하고자 한다.

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