Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia Release from Storage Tanks Using RISKCURVES Software
Ammonia is a gas with high toxicity, which is produced in large amounts as raw materials for nitrogen-based fertilizer. Fertilizer plants in Indonesia are sometimes located not far from residential areas, requiring risk assessment for the loss of containment (LoC) event of ammonia. Many studies have...
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| description | Ammonia is a gas with high toxicity, which is produced in large amounts as raw materials for nitrogen-based fertilizer. Fertilizer plants in Indonesia are sometimes located not far from residential areas, requiring risk assessment for the loss of containment (LoC) event of ammonia. Many studies have modeled ammonia release using ALOHA software but stopped the calculation at the consequence modeling and did not evaluate the risk quantitatively. In this study, a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) was conducted for the LoC of ammonia from the storage tank at PT X, a fertilizer industry in Indonesia, using RISKCURVES software. The scenario and their frequency were chosen based on the Netherlands QRA guidelines. The simulation shows five types of phenomena happening, with toxic dispersion being the most dangerous. Atmospheric conditions influence the toxic dispersion but barely affect the fire and explosion phenomena. Despite the severity of the toxic dispersion, the individual risk calculation shows that the risk in the fertilizer plant area is still acceptable based on the standard of UK HSE. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1cd826aa171a4f76874bbee18c75ade62025-08-20T03:24:35ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912025-03-018418010.3390/engproc2025084080Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia Release from Storage Tanks Using RISKCURVES SoftwareAlimatun Nashira0Anindita Putri Nugrahani1Anisa Ur Rahmah2Teguh Cahyono3Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Sukoharjo 57169, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Sukoharjo 57169, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Sukoharjo 57169, IndonesiaPT Gexcon Indonesia, Jakarta 12520, IndonesiaAmmonia is a gas with high toxicity, which is produced in large amounts as raw materials for nitrogen-based fertilizer. Fertilizer plants in Indonesia are sometimes located not far from residential areas, requiring risk assessment for the loss of containment (LoC) event of ammonia. Many studies have modeled ammonia release using ALOHA software but stopped the calculation at the consequence modeling and did not evaluate the risk quantitatively. In this study, a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) was conducted for the LoC of ammonia from the storage tank at PT X, a fertilizer industry in Indonesia, using RISKCURVES software. The scenario and their frequency were chosen based on the Netherlands QRA guidelines. The simulation shows five types of phenomena happening, with toxic dispersion being the most dangerous. Atmospheric conditions influence the toxic dispersion but barely affect the fire and explosion phenomena. Despite the severity of the toxic dispersion, the individual risk calculation shows that the risk in the fertilizer plant area is still acceptable based on the standard of UK HSE.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/84/1/80quantitative risk assessmentammoniarelease scenariotoxic dispersion |
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| title | Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia Release from Storage Tanks Using RISKCURVES Software |
| title_full | Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia Release from Storage Tanks Using RISKCURVES Software |
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| title_short | Quantitative Risk Assessment of Ammonia Release from Storage Tanks Using RISKCURVES Software |
| title_sort | quantitative risk assessment of ammonia release from storage tanks using riskcurves software |
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