Guidance on Risk Analysis and Safety Implications of a Large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Spill Over Water

Abstract

While recognized standards exist for the systematic safety analysis of potential spills or releases from LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) storage terminals and facilities on land, no equivalent set of standards or guidance exists for the evaluation of the safety or consequences from LNG spills over water. Heightened security awareness and energy surety issues have increased industry's and the public's attention to these activities. The report reviews several existing studies of LNG spills with respect to their assumptions, inputs, models, and experimental data. Based on this review and further analysis, the report provides guidance on the appropriateness of models, assumptions, and risk management to address public safety and property relative to a potential LNG spill over water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA442674

Entities

People

  • Anay Luketa-hanlin
  • Brian Melof
  • Charles Morrow
  • Don Ragland
  • Gerry Wellman
  • John Covan
  • Louis Gritzo
  • Mike Hightower
  • Mike Irwin
  • Mike Kaneshige
  • Sheldon Tieszen

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gases
  • Liquids
  • Marine Transportation
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety
  • Safety Equipment
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Theoretical Analysis.