Various Models in PHAST

What is PHAST?
The first question in our mind when we look at the topic is What is PHAST? A comprehensive hazard analysis software tool developed by DNV. PHAST examines the progress of a potential incident from the initial release to far-field dispersion including modelling of pool spreading and evaporation, and flammable and toxic effects. PHAST is designed to comply with the regulatory requirements of many countries like ensuring compliance with the Dutch Yellow Book, UK HSE regulations. There are total eleven kind of models in total. One can define a given hazardous event that you want to analyze by selecting the suitable Model from the list of the eleven Models.

Various Models Available

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Vessel/ Pipe Source Pool Fire Fireball BLEVE Warehouse Jet Fire Pool Vaporization TNT Explosion Multi-Energy Explosion Baker- Strehlow Explosion User Defined Source

Vessel/ Pipe Source Model

There is a Model known as the Vessel/Pipe Source Model that has a blue icon that represents a process vessel; this Model considers the release of material from its storage or process conditions in a vessel or pipe, through all the stages in its dispersion to a harmless concentration, and it also performs fire, explosion and toxic calculations to obtain representative for the dispersing cloud. It performs release as well as dispersion modelling.

Pool fire model

It only considers the radiation effect zones and does not perform any release and dispersion modelling. Inputs required for this kind of model are: Material Release Co-ordinates Pool diameter Flame Length Flame Angle Exposure Duration And many other specific other inputs are required for this model.

Fireball Model
This Model considers only the radiation effect zones from a fireball, and does not perform any of the release and dispersion modelling by .