CO2PipeHaz : quantitative hazard assessment for next generation CO2 pipelines

Robert M. Woolley (1) , Michael Fairweather (1) , Christopher J. Wareing (1) , Samuel A.E.G. Falle (1) , Haroun Mahgerefteh (2) , Sergey Martynov (2) , Solomon Brown (2) , V.D. Narasimhamurthy , Idar Storvik , Lene Saelen , Trygve Skjold , Ioannis G. Economou (3) , Dimitrios M. Tsangaris (3) , Georgios C. Boulougouris (3) , N.I. Diamantonis (3) , Laurence Cusco , Mike Wardman , Simon E. Gant , Jill Wilday , Yong Chun Zhang (4) , Shaoyun Chen (4) , Christophe Proust (5) , Jérôme Hebrard (5) , Didier Jamois (5)

1 University of Leeds
2 UCL - University College of London [London]
3 National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos
4 Dalian University of Technology
5 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques

Without a clear understanding of the hazards associated with the failure of CO2 pipelines, carbon capture and storage (CCS) cannot be considered as a viable proposition for tackling the effects of global warming. Given that CO2 is an asphyxiant at high concentrations, the development of reliable validated pipeline outflow and dispersion models are central to addressing this challenge. This information is pivotal to quantifying all the hazard consequences associated with the failure of CO2 transportation pipelines, which forms the basis for emergency response planning and determining minimum safe distances to populated areas. This paper presents an overview of the main findings of the recently completed CO(2)PipeHaz project [1] which focussed on the hazard assessment of CO2 pipelines to be employed as an integral part of CCS. Funded by the European Commission FP7 Energy programme, the project's main objective was to address this fundamentally important issue.

Keywords: multi-phase flow; atmospheric dispersion; mathematical modelling; pipeline depressurisation; experimental measurement; CCS; CO2

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Engineering

Robert M. Woolley, Michael Fairweather, Christopher J. Wareing, Samuel A.E.G. Falle, Haroun Mahgerefteh, et al.. CO2PipeHaz : quantitative hazard assessment for next generation CO2 pipelines. 12. International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies (GHGT-12), Oct 2014, Austin, United States. pp.2510-2529, ⟨10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.274⟩. ⟨ineris-01855638⟩