IGC Document 154 09 E
IGC Document 154 09 E
O2RELEASE (7)
Y
X+ Y)
O2RELEASE =
(O2LEL- O2AIR)
(O2RELEASE - O2AIR) (
O2RELEASE (8)
Asphyxiant dispersion in air
Inputs: Asphyxiant mole fraction in air: N2AIR (typical value = 0.79)
Asphyxiant mole fraction released: N2RELEASE
O
2
mole fraction of concern: O2LEVEL
Outputs: Asphyxiant mole fraction for dispersion programs: N2LOC
Derivation of equation:
X = moles of air
Y= moles released
Moles asphyxiant initial + Moles asphyxiant released = Moles asphyxiant final (9)
(N2AIR)(X) + (N2RELEASE)(Y) = (1-O2LEVEL)(X+Y) (10)
X * (N2AIR + O2LEVEL -1) = Y * (1 - O2LEVEL - N2RELEASE) (11)
Y
(N2AIR + O2LEVEL - 1)
(1 - O2LEVEL - N2RELEASE)
X = (12)
Final concentration =
moles released
total moles
asphyxiant moles
moles released
(13)
Final concentration =
Y
X + Y) (
N2RELEASE (14)
N2RELEASE
N2RELEASE) - O2LEVEL - (1
1) - O2LEVEL + (N2AIR
+ 1 X
X
N2RELEASE) - O2LEVEL - (1
1) - O2LEVEL + (N2AIR
=
(15)
=
(N2AIR + O2LEVEL - 1)
(N2AIR - N2RELEASE)
N2RELEASE (16)