040-0166/01 – Modeling of accidents (M)
| Gurantor department | Department of Occupational and Process Safety | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Jan Skřínský, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Jan Skřínský, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The graduate of the course is able to understand different levels of modeling with the possibility of using the latest didactic and computer technology and modern software products. It will be competent to select and apply the appropriate model and its level to estimate the consequences of various types of accidents in industry. They will be able to mathematically describe physical phenomena and to estimate the value of heat radiation from a fire, the maximum explosion pressure, the path and distance of the fragments, or the evolution of the concentration of a toxic substance in the atmosphere.
Teaching methods
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Summary
Accident modeling in the Czech Republic has a long tradition among safety-oriented fields. This course is designed for engineers aiming to work in a certain area of industrial safety. The course offers a unique opportunity to get acquainted with world-renowned computing models. In fact, these skills are used by professionals in the fields of fire prevention, explosion and toxic leakage, but also in risk analysis and prevention. A variety of examples of real crashes are used to demonstrate how calculations are to be used properly. Although these calculations are usually carried out by hermetically sealed computer codes, their conceptual knowledge will help to quickly orientate and avoid mistakes in accepting absurd, overly conservative or overly optimistic results. After completing the course, it is desirable to use contacts in organizations providing similar expert services abroad.
Compulsory literature:
1. Lees F. P. Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Butterworth-Heinemann, 4th Edition, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2012, 0-7506-1547-8.
2. Crowl D. A., Louvar J. F., Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals with Applications, Prentice Hall 2nd Edition, New York, USA, 2002, 0-13-018176-5.
3. Casal J. Evaluation of the effects and consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants, Elsevier, 2nd Edition, Barcelona, Spain, 2018, 9780444638830.
4. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Chemical process quantitative risk analysis, 2nd Edition, 1999, 978-0-8169-0720-5.
Recommended literature:
1. Atkins P. W. Fyzikálna chémia, 6. Edice, Bratislava, Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, 1999.
2. Moore, W. J. Physical chemistry, Longman Publishing Group, 5th Edition, 1998. 0-5824-4234-6.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
-účast na cvičeních, projekt, kombinovaná zkouška.
E-learning
Other requirements
The course has no prerequisites.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the issue of modeling.
2. General principles of modeling.
3. Source member models.
4. Fire models.
5. Explosion models.
6. Scattering models.
7. Vulnerability models.
8. Frequency models and event probabilities.
9. Domino effects models.
10. Models of dust dispersion explosions.
11. Computer programs for impact assessment.
12. Uncertainties in the assessment of consequences.
13. Case studies.
Conditions for subject completion
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Assessment of instruction