IIIA-R07 CoF
Accident and Consequences Modeling

August 5 - 8, 2013
Johannesburg, South Africa

Lecturer: Ulrich Krause

The course deals with accident and consequences modeling in industry. Three main topics are covered by the course: modeling of explosion, fire modeling and industrial fires. The modeling is elaborated by explaining general techniques and illustrated by examples of applied methods: CDF model, Baker-Strehlow-Tang model, Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) model, as well as Phenomenological and Stoichiometric models. Attendees will not only be able to differentiate between fire and explosion, but also know how to do simple calculations of consequence with an appropriate comprehension of explosion mechanism and fire principles.

The course deals with accident and consequences modeling in industry. Three main lines are developed within the course: modeling of explosion, fire modeling and industrial fires. The modeling is elaborated by explaining general techniques for accident modeling illustrated by examples of applied methods.

In the end of the course a student will know:

• the importance of accident and consequences modeling in industry
• what is the difference between fire and explosion
• explosion mechanisms and fire principles
• general techniques for accident modeling
• to do simple calculation of consequence

• Engineers (university level)
• Managers
• Inspectors
• Legislators
• Other professionals dealing with hazards and risk assessment.