Learning session: Understanding hazards severity and risk in the energy transition using EFFECTS and RISKCURVES software

About the learning session

Session duration: 1 day | Fee: free of charge

In this learning session, you will be learning about three different topics as follows. 

Topic 1: Using EFFECTS and RISKCURVES software to simulate the accidental release of low-carbon energy carriers

This session focuses on hydrogen as a low-carbon energy carrier, its chemical and physical properties and why consequence analysis is essential to ensure the safe use, handling, production, storage and distribution of hydrogen.  

You will get a live demonstration on how to use EFFECTS and RISKCURVES software to simulate the release of hydrogen through practical examples such as: 

• Hydrogen outflow 
• Hydrogen dispersions (and how plume lift-off for buoyant plumes is considered)  
• Hydrogen jet fires and fireballs (and considerations needed around low-emitting hydrogen fires)   

The session will also mention for which scenarios the use of CFD modelling tools such as FLACS-CFD are recommended. 

Topic 2: The latest features and validation work in EFFECTS and RISKCURVES for energy transition applications

This session focuses on the new features implemented in the latest release of EFFECTS & RISKCURVE software, a version developed to better support the energy transition and simulate the release of new energy carriers. 

You will get a demonstration on how to use the newly redesigned user interface and an overview of the improvements implemented in v12, which are particularly relevant to support the simulation of new energy carriers such as: 

• Lifting plumes 
• Improved LNG modelling to account for a heavy plume lifting off after cooling down 
• Improved modelling for high-speed releases (which is highly relevant for hydrogen as this chemical substance is stored at very high pressures) 
• Improved modelling of the reflection against the ground relevant for heavier-than-air clouds (such as LNG) 
• Importing footprints in RISKCURVES from other consequence modelling tools 

Topic 3: When to use integral models (EFFECTS) vs CFD tools (FLACS-CFD)

In this session, you will get an overview of when integral models should be used (EFFECTS) compared to CFD tools (FLACS-CFD). You will also learn the advantages and disadvantages of using integral models vs CFD tools. 

Agenda

Please see the schedule of the learning session below. 

• 09:00-09:30  |  Registration and coffee/ tea 
• 09:30-09:45  |  Introduction to Techever
• 09:45-10:00  |  Introduction to Gexcon 
• 10:00-12:00  |  Topic 1 – Using EFFECTS and RISKCURVES software to simulate the accidental releases of low-carbon energy carriers
• 12:00-13:30  |  Lunch
• 13:30-15:00  |  Topic 2 – The latest features and validation work in EFFECTS and RISKCURVES for energy transition applications
• 15:00-15:30  |  Coffee/ tea break
• 15:30-16:00  |  Topic 3 – When to use integral models (EFFECTS) vs CFD models (FLACS-CFD)
• 16:00-17:00  |  Guest speaker presentation – TBA

Expert advisor

Sonia Ruiz-Pérez

EFFECTS & RISKCURVES Product Manager @ Gexcon 

Sonia is the Product Manager for EFFECTS & RISKCURVES and has 8 years of demonstrated experience in process safety in the (petro)chemical industry, where she is an expert in fire, explosion, and dispersion modelling.

She has developed various consequence models in EFFECTS and specialized in validating EFFECTS consequence models against experimental results. Sonia has also been increasingly involved in consultancy projects worldwide, EFFECTS & RISKCURVES training, marketing, and sales-related activities.

Sonia holds a Master’s with Honours in Chemical and Process Engineering.

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