A methodology to prevent process piping failures during vapor cloud explosions

The design and evaluation of offshore structures’ piping systems subject to blast events are of significance and require advanced analysis approaches. They are important because during an explosion rupture of a piping and vessel system leads to the leakage or release of hydrocarbons which will likely cause another explosion. Advanced nonlinear analysis in time domain is required in order to agreeably determine the dynamic behavior of the piping...