Software Supporting the Visualization of Hazardous Substance Emission Zones During a Fire at an Industrial Enterprise

Mathematical modeling and computer visualization of hazardous zones of toxic substance cloud spread that occur during different accidents at industrial enterprises located near residential areas are in high demand to support the operational planning of evacuation measures and accident response. The...

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Main Authors: Yuri Matveev, Fares Abu-Abed, Olga Zhironkina, Sergey Zhironkin
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/7/279
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description Mathematical modeling and computer visualization of hazardous zones of toxic substance cloud spread that occur during different accidents at industrial enterprises located near residential areas are in high demand to support the operational planning of evacuation measures and accident response. The possible chain-like nature of fires and explosions of containers with toxic substances inside increases the importance of predicting changes in hazardous zone parameters in real time. The objective of this study is to develop algorithms for the development of a mathematical model of a hazardous zone during an explosion and fire at an enterprise. The subject of this study is a software tool created for the visualization of hazardous substance emission zones in real time, superimposed onto a development map to determine potential damage to human health and for the operational planning of evacuation measures. The proposed model takes into account variables such as the air temperature, wind speed and direction, the mass of the substance at each explosion and fire site, etc. C# and Visual Studio 2022 languages and an SQL database were used to create a software tool for visualizing the hazardous area. The testing of the calculation model and software used for the visualization of the hazardous zones of toxic substance cloud spread are presented on the basis of explosion cases involving a railway tank containing ammonia and the combustion of polyvinyl chloride at a chemical industry enterprise. The results confirmed the operability of the software and the prospects of its use in regard to the mitigation of the consequences of human-made accidents.
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spelling doaj-art-6c1c7f80bc334ac2b20b469b98378fee2025-08-20T03:08:05ZengMDPI AGFire2571-62552025-07-018727910.3390/fire8070279Software Supporting the Visualization of Hazardous Substance Emission Zones During a Fire at an Industrial EnterpriseYuri Matveev0Fares Abu-Abed1Olga Zhironkina2Sergey Zhironkin3Department of Electronic Computers, Faculty of lnformation Technologies, Tver State Technical University, 22 Afanasiya Nikitina emb., 170026 Tver, RussiaDepartment of Electronic Computers, Faculty of lnformation Technologies, Tver State Technical University, 22 Afanasiya Nikitina emb., 170026 Tver, RussiaDepartment of Foreign Languages, Kemerovo State University, 6 Krasnaya St., 650000 Kemerovo, RussiaDepartment of Trade and Marketing, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, RussiaMathematical modeling and computer visualization of hazardous zones of toxic substance cloud spread that occur during different accidents at industrial enterprises located near residential areas are in high demand to support the operational planning of evacuation measures and accident response. The possible chain-like nature of fires and explosions of containers with toxic substances inside increases the importance of predicting changes in hazardous zone parameters in real time. The objective of this study is to develop algorithms for the development of a mathematical model of a hazardous zone during an explosion and fire at an enterprise. The subject of this study is a software tool created for the visualization of hazardous substance emission zones in real time, superimposed onto a development map to determine potential damage to human health and for the operational planning of evacuation measures. The proposed model takes into account variables such as the air temperature, wind speed and direction, the mass of the substance at each explosion and fire site, etc. C# and Visual Studio 2022 languages and an SQL database were used to create a software tool for visualizing the hazardous area. The testing of the calculation model and software used for the visualization of the hazardous zones of toxic substance cloud spread are presented on the basis of explosion cases involving a railway tank containing ammonia and the combustion of polyvinyl chloride at a chemical industry enterprise. The results confirmed the operability of the software and the prospects of its use in regard to the mitigation of the consequences of human-made accidents.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/8/7/279human-made accidentfireexplosiondangerous zonecomputer visualizationsimulation modeling
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fire
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computer visualization
simulation modeling
title Software Supporting the Visualization of Hazardous Substance Emission Zones During a Fire at an Industrial Enterprise
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title_sort software supporting the visualization of hazardous substance emission zones during a fire at an industrial enterprise
topic human-made accident
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explosion
dangerous zone
computer visualization
simulation modeling
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