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http://dx.doi.org/10.7842/kigas.2018.22.2.90

A Study on the Quantitative Process Facility Standards that Require H2S Toxic Gas Detectors and Location Selection for Emergency Safety  

Choi, Jae-Young (Engineering Center, Plant Safety & Fire Protection Engineering Team, Hyundai Engineering Co.,Ltd)
Kwon, Jung-Hwan (Department of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas / v.22, no.2, 2018 , pp. 90-96 More about this Journal
Abstract
Design techniques for minimizing the damage caused by leakage of $H_2S$ gas, contained in natural gas and petroleum, have been widely studied abroad in chemical plants that purify and process natural gas and petroleum. However, there is no domestic engineering practice and regulation of $H_2S$. In accordance with the circumstances, this study proposes the quantitative criteria of process equipment to install $H_2S$ toxic gas detector as 500 ppm and explains the valid basis. The $H_2S$ gas dispersion radius up to IDLH 100 ppm is calculated by ALOHA under previous $H_2S$ gas leak accident scenario. The weather conditions of modeling include the conditions of Ulsan, Yeosu and Daesan, the three major petrochemical complexes in Korea. The long radius up to 100 ppm was derived in order of Ulsan, Daesan, Yeosu. For emergency safety the dispersion radius up to 100 ppm of the $H_2S$ gas obtained in this study should be extended to apply the additional $H_2S$ toxic gas detector, and local climate conditions should be considered.
Keywords
$H_2S$; toxic gas detector; KGS FP111&112; ALOHA modeling; F&G mapping;
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