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Computational Research on Volatilization and Explosion Mechanism of Paint——Example of a Shipyard Explosion
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Yi LI1, 2, Long-hai WU3, Li-yuan SHEN4, Chu-yuan HUANG1, Qi ZHAO1, Xian-feng CHEN1
Blasting | 2024, 41(4) : 197 - 204
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Computational Research on Volatilization and Explosion Mechanism of Paint——Example of a Shipyard Explosion
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Yi LI1, 2, Long-hai WU3, Li-yuan SHEN4, Chu-yuan HUANG1, Qi ZHAO1, Xian-feng CHEN1
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  • 1.Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 2.Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210097, China
  • 3.Hubei Provincial Department of Emergency Management, Wuhan 430000, China
  • 4.China Fire and Rescue Institute, Beijing 102200, China
Published: 2024-12-01 doi: 10.3963/j.issn.1001-487X.2024.04.025
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Taking the explosion of a shipyard as an example, the investigative techniques had been comprehensively utilized (such as on-site investigation, interview, numerical simulation, theoretical calculation, trace analysis, etc.) to conduct in-depth research on the development of the accident, consequences and mechanism of the explosion. An on-site survey of the involved hull revealed fresh welding slag remaining on the starboard main deck in the area of the No. 7 empty cabin utility hole. In addition, the empty compartment No. 7 on the starboard side was identified as the explosion's origin based on the ignition source traces, the extent of the hull damage, and the cracking direction. The root of the explosion accident was restored according to results from a comprehensive on-site investigation. The paint and thinner would volatilize and produce massive organic combustibles during painting operations, forming explosive mixtures when mixed with air and accumulating in the empty compartment's limited space. The explosive gas mixture contacted spattered weld slag at the utility hole, causing an explosion in the empty compartment No. 7 on the starboard side, which triggered explosions in the remaining compartments. As a result of the breeding-development-dissipation of the shock wave, the explosion first intensified and then gradually reduced damage to the surrounding of the NO. 7 empty cabin as the center. The simulation with the CFD analysis software FLUENT revealed that the explosion mixture diffused 10% outward through the utility hole in 12 h. According to the diffusivity analysis results, the gas mixture's volumetric concentration was calculated to be 7.3%, which is sufficient for a combustion explosion. The equivalent amount of TNT for the explosion was 188 kg, which was inverted to 203 kg depending on the extent of damage to the buildings at the accident site after the explosion. It is in good agreement with the TNT equivalent of the explosion obtained from calculations based on the physical parameters of the gas mixture, which proves the practicability of the calculation.

paint proliferation  /  explosive equivalent  /  numerical simulation  /  inverse calculation
Yi LI, Long-hai WU, Li-yuan SHEN, Chu-yuan HUANG, Qi ZHAO, Xian-feng CHEN. Computational Research on Volatilization and Explosion Mechanism of Paint——Example of a Shipyard Explosion[J]. Blasting, 2024 , 41 (4) : 197 -204 . DOI: 10.3963/j.issn.1001-487X.2024.04.025
  • Special funds for basic research operating expenses of central universities(30923010308)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China(52274224)
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doi: 10.3963/j.issn.1001-487X.2024.04.025
  • Receive Date:2024-04-07
  • Online Date:2026-03-19
  • Published:2024-12-01
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  • Received:2024-04-07
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Special funds for basic research operating expenses of central universities(30923010308)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52274224)
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    1.Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
    2.Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210097, China
    3.Hubei Provincial Department of Emergency Management, Wuhan 430000, China
    4.China Fire and Rescue Institute, Beijing 102200, China

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SHEN Li-yuan (1981-), Ph. D, associate professor, engaged in fire and explosion investigations, (E-mail) .
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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