Blast Resistant Design in Cold Regions

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 1 - 28, 15.06.2024

Ömer Faruk Nemutlu Ali Sarı Bilal Balun

Abstract

An increasing interest of oil and gas production industries into the Arctic region has encouraged the research on cold resistant materials and structures. Since these oil and gas facilities handle hydrocarbons and other inflammable fuels, there have been incidences and always been a high potential risk of accidental explosions. In the past few decades considerable emphasis has been given to the safety concerns related to blast and achieving a ‘Blast Resistant Design’. This paper provides an overview of the blast analysis techniques being currently employed in the industry to assess the dynamic response of structures subjected blast loading. In addition, a comprehensive overview is presented for the low temperature effects on the engineering properties of materials that are in use or that can be potentially used for the Arctic industrial structures. Currently, there are no specific industry standards or guidelines addressing blast resistant design of structures under low temperature conditions. Owing to this fact, this paper introduces various recommendations for blast assessments of both the existing and proposed structures in the Arctic or low service temperatures.

Keywords

Blast; Cold Temperature, Blast Design, Arctic

Soğuk Bölgelerde Patlamaya Göre Tasarım

Abstract

Petrol ve gaz üretim endüstrilerinin Kuzey Kutbu bölgesine artan ilgisi, soğuğa dayanıklı malzeme ve yapılar üzerine araştırmaları teşvik etmiştir. Bu petrol ve gaz tesisleri, hidrokarbonları ve diğer yanıcı yakıtları kullandığından, kazalar meydana gelmiş ve her zaman yüksek potansiyel kazara patlama riski mevcuttur. Son yıllarda, patlama ve bir "Patlamaya Dayanıklı Tasarım" elde etme ile ilgili güvenlik endişelerine önemli ölçüde vurgu yapılmıştır. Bu makale, patlama yüküne maruz kalan yapıların dinamik tepkisini değerlendirmek için şu anda endüstride kullanılan patlama analizi tekniklerine genel bir bakış sunmaktadır. Ek olarak, kullanımda olan veya Arctic endüstriyel yapıları için potansiyel olarak kullanılabilecek malzemelerin mühendislik özellikleri üzerindeki düşük sıcaklık etkileri için kapsamlı bir genel bakış sunulmaktadır. Şu anda, düşük sıcaklık koşullarında yapıların patlamaya dayanıklı tasarımını ele alan belirli endüstri standartları veya yönergeleri bulunmamaktadır. Bu gerçeğe bağlı olarak, bu makale, Kuzey Kutbu'nda veya düşük hizmet sıcaklıklarında hem mevcut hem de önerilen yapıların patlama değerlendirmeleri için çeşitli öneriler sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Patlama; Soğuk Hava, Patlamaya Göre Tasarım, Kuzey Kutbu

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