Determination of emergency assembly point for industrial accidents with AHP analysis

Hoscan, Onur; Çetinyokuş, Saliha

doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2020.104386

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“…The red and yellow zones were determined as 178 and 491 m, respectively. The red zone stands for fire risk and everything closer than 178 m from the tank may burn (Hoscan and Cetinyokus, 2021). At a distance of 491 m from the tank, the concentration equals 10% of the lower explosive limit of butyl acrylate, while the concentration of butyl acrylate was 1,200 ppm.…”

Section: Death and Minor Injury Radius For Vce Of Butyl Acrylatementioning

confidence: 99%

Emission rates, ALOHA simulation and Box-Behnken design of accidental releases in butyl acrylate tank - case study

Saloglu

Dertli

Mohammadi

et al. 2022

Production Engineering Archives

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The leakage of hazardous compounds in chemical industries has always been one of the factors threatening workers, plants, and the environment. Among them, butyl acrylate is one of the most harmful materials that are widely used in chemical plants. In the present study, a butyl acrylate tank located in a real tank farm in Kocaeli-Turkey was analyzed for the examination of emissions and trinitrotoluene (TNT) equivalent explosion model of the vapor cloud. Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) program was used to define threat zones of butyl acrylate leakage based on different scenarios, such as a leakage from the tank without fire, burning as a jet fire, and also burning as a fireball during Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE). In addition, since the most important parameters that enhance the effects of explosion and the spread of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are wind speed, filling ratio of the tanks, and temperature, the interaction of these parameters on the threat zones and the highest threat zones of explosions were investigated using the Box-Behnken experimental design and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), respectively. As butyl acrylate, one of the most dangerous chemicals for industrial facilities, and its explosion effects have not been studied so far, it can be safely mentioned that this paper representing the first study in the literature is highly original and novel.

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Section: Death and Minor Injury Radius For Vce Of Butyl Acrylatementioning

confidence: 99%

Emission rates, ALOHA simulation and Box-Behnken design of accidental releases in butyl acrylate tank - case study

Saloglu

Dertli

Mohammadi

et al. 2022

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“…There are a number of studies that investigate the pre-emergency strategies for the fire protection design (e.g., Mawhinney [9], Kironji [10], Mróz et al [11], Tomar and Khurana [12], and Rahardjo and Prihanton [13]) and the assembly point analysis (e.g., Raja Prasad and Prasad Rao [14], Unal and Uslu [15], Hoscan and Cetinyokus [16], and Şenik and Uzun [17]). For example, Kironji [10] assessed fire protection systems, such as the automatic sprinkler system, fire protection alarm, and escape route, for a commercial high-rise building.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Various factors related to area size, accessibility, and capacity are examined. Hoscan and Cetinyokus [16] proposed the analytic hierarchy process-based model to examine criteria for selecting an assembly point in the event of industrial accidents. Various criteria related to mitigation strategy, coordination, transportation, and physical properties are evaluated.…”

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Integrated IEW-TOPSIS and Fire Dynamics Simulation for Agent-Based Evacuation Modeling in Industrial Safety

Chanthakhot

Ransikarbum

2021

Safety

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Emergency events in the industrial sector have been increasingly reported during the past decade. However, studies that focus on emergency evacuation to improve industrial safety are still scarce. Existing evacuation-related studies also lack a perspective of fire assembly point’s analysis. In this research, location of assembly points is analyzed using the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) technique based on the integrated information entropy weight (IEW) and techniques for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) to support the fire evacuation plan. Next, we propose a novel simulation model that integrates fire dynamics simulation coupled with agent-based evacuation simulation to evaluate the impact of smoke and visibility from fire on evacuee behavior. Factors related to agent and building characteristics are examined for fire perception of evacuees, evacuees with physical disabilities, escape door width, fire location, and occupancy density. Then, the proposed model is applied to a case study of a home appliance factory in Chachoengsao, Thailand. Finally, results for the total evacuation time and the number of remaining occupants are statistically examined to suggest proper evacuation planning.

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“…Some studies have discussed the evaluation index system, including qualitative methods (e.g., theoretical research, case analysis [34], and Delphi expert consultation [28]) and quantitative methods (e.g., structural equation model, interpretive structure model, decision testing, and laboratory evaluation [37][38][39]). In the existing studies on emergency capability evaluation methods, many scholars have introduced interdisciplinary knowledge, such as AHP [7,23], FCE and fuzzy clustering [40], fuzzy AHP [28], the extension rhombus thinking method [41], the entropy weight method [39], and some integration methods [18,37]. Each of these methods has advantages and disadvantages and provides a valuable instrument for emergency capacity evaluation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, it is necessary to discuss SEPAs that have occurred in small towns. Third, the current evaluation models, such as the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) [7,23,24], fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE)-AHP [25], and models based on machine learning such as AHP-Back Propagation (BP) [26], consider the linear relationship between the selected indexes but ignore the complex dynamic interactions between the elements in the SEPA evolution system. Thus, the current models weaken the validity and accuracy of index weighting and evaluation results.…”

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Emergency Capacity of Small Towns to Endure Sudden Environmental Pollution Accidents: Construction and Application of an Evaluation Model

Wang

2021

Sustainability

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Sudden environmental pollution accidents (SEPAs) in small towns are characterized by high uncertainty, complex evolution, and fast spread speed, and they cause serious harm to a wide geographic range. Thus, SEPAs greatly challenge the emergency management systems of enterprises and governments. Therefore, improving the emergency capacity of small towns (ECST) to withstand SEPAs deserves more attention. In this study, the evolution mechanism of SEPAs is systematically analyzed, revealing the interactions among various situational elements in the SEPA occurrence process. Then, an evaluation index system of the ECST response to SEPAs is constructed based on four dimensions: monitoring and early warning capacity, preparedness and mitigation capacity, response, and recovery capacity. The system includes 68 indicators and covers the key stages of the SEPA life cycle. Finally, an evaluation model of the ECST to SEPAs is proposed based on the analytic network process method, and the small town of Jiangyin City is selected as a case study for empirical evaluation. The proposed evaluation model considers the interactions and interdependent feedback between indexes, effectively improving the accuracy and scientific nature of the evaluation results. Thus, this model provides a solid decision-making reference for governments and a quantitative theoretical basis for the formulation of measures targeted at SEPAs.

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Determination of emergency assembly point for industrial accidents with AHP analysis

Cited by 30 publications

References 30 publications

Emission rates, ALOHA simulation and Box-Behnken design of accidental releases in butyl acrylate tank - case study

Emission rates, ALOHA simulation and Box-Behnken design of accidental releases in butyl acrylate tank - case study

Integrated IEW-TOPSIS and Fire Dynamics Simulation for Agent-Based Evacuation Modeling in Industrial Safety

Emergency Capacity of Small Towns to Endure Sudden Environmental Pollution Accidents: Construction and Application of an Evaluation Model

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