Research Article

Influence of the Inherent Safety Principles on Quantitative Risk in Process Industry: Application of Genetic Algorithm Process Optimization (GAPO)

Table 9

Results of consequence modeling for GAPO compared to IPD for average annual weather conditions.

ScenarioConsequenceIPDGAPO

Sc01-T01-SVapor cloud-23780 ppm (m2)5531
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)2321
Flash fire radius (m)12–3210–26

Sc02-T01-MVapor cloud-23780 ppm (m2)40933141
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)8275
Flash fire radius (m)125–186110–168

Sc03-T01-CRVapor cloud-23780 ppm (m2)160756129135
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)410373
Flash fire radius (m)668–850625–784

Sc04-D32-SVapor cloud-10000 ppm (m2)179174
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)3131
Flash fire radius (m)21–3720–36

Sc05-D32-MVapor cloud-10000 ppm (m2)50285049
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)106106
Flash fire radius (m)99–13899–138
Pool fire zone-lethality of 100% (m2)50285028

Sc06-D32-CRVapor cloud-10000 ppm (m2)8075962686
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)478426
Flash fire radius (m)353–480313–426
Pool fire zone-lethality of 100% (m2)2060115386
Fireball zone-lethality of 100% (m2)1367711304

Sc07-D31-SVapor cloud-22370 ppm (m2)118106
Jet fire-lethality of 100%(m)2827
Flash fire radius (m)17–4416–42

Sc08-D31-MVapor cloud-22370 ppm (m2)61615863
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)9694
Flash fire radius (m)152–220148–218

Sc09-D31-CRVapor cloud-22370 ppm (m2)4348137566
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)480468
Flash fire radius (m)406–496390–467
Fireball zone-lethality of 100% (m2)4004934618

Sc010-D33-SVapor cloud-10000 ppm (m2)7552
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)2016
Flash fire radius (m)11–209–17
Pool fire zone-lethality of 100% (m2)452254

Sc011-D33-MVapor cloud-10000 ppm (m2)1195939
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)4033
Flash fire radius (m)28–4625–42
Pool fire zone-lethality of 100% (m2)32151962

Sc012-D33-CRVapor cloud-10000 ppm (m2)68004961
Jet fire-lethality of 100% (m)141133
Flash fire radius (m)76–11768–104
Pool fire zone-lethality of 100% (m2)58053419