Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?
Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?
(OP)
For process equipment containing flammable liquified gases, no heavier than say propane or propylene, what is your assessment of the credibility of a pool fire:
A) Always credible.
B) Always not credible.
C) Case dependent, but typically credible.
D) Case dependent, but typically not credible.





RE: Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?
Propane's vapour pressure at 40 °C is 1370 kPaa.
So, in Alaska during the coldest of winter, at - 70 °C, a pool is typically credible.
In Brasil, along the equator, typically not so credible (unless the pressure increases, say at the bottom of a very deep hole, then maybe?)
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RE: Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?
I should have clarified this question.....let's assume that we're talking about geographic areas where the lowest temperature is well above the NBP of this LPG.
RE: Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?
Whether a pool fire is credible depends on temperature and pressure, and the conditions of your particular case.
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RE: Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?
C4's are a lot more likely to form a pool. C3's ae a BLEVE concern. At low lattitudes with warm climates propane is not likely to hang around long in the liquid phase.
RE: Survey Question: Pool fire from LPG?