Breakup of the firewall between the B and C modules of the Piper Alpha platform - II. Analysis by finite elements and comparison with hand calculation

Authors
Pask, E Palmer, A Miles, J
Citation
E. Pask et al., Breakup of the firewall between the B and C modules of the Piper Alpha platform - II. Analysis by finite elements and comparison with hand calculation, ENG FAIL AN, 7(5), 2000, pp. 311-322
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS
ISSN journal
13506307 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
311 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-6307(200010)7:5<311:BOTFBT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
In the Piper Alpha disaster, the initial explosion in module C destroyed th e firewall between modules C and B, and fragments caused secondary damage w hich led to a fire. This paper describes the dynamic finite-element analysi s by OASYS DYNA3D of the explosion response of the firewall, and compares t he results with those from a hand calculation described in an earlier paper . (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.