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Yes, there have been several tests even recently.  Homeland Security sponsored the Jack Rabbit II experiments, and a special issue of Atmospheric Environment comparing downwind dispersion models between releases.  The 2015 tests were conducted in a mock urban environment, and 2016 tests considered different release angles.  The special issue is available at:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/atmospheric-environment/special-issue/10FRFPWRB27

Also, more detailed analysis of downward directed chlorine releases can be found at:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950423018308465

The complicated two-phase flow associated with two-phase flow releases can be difficult to capture with CFD.  Best regards, ts

Tom Spicer, PhD, PE
Professor
Director, Chemical Hazards Research Center
Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
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University of Arkansas
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Thanks Ralph!

 

FYI: Loss of process containment of Chlorine has been tested over the last couple of decades; see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQk_vdjq7lw

 

Note: The effect of auto refrigeration might have been understated in the article; see also https://youtu.be/1A41PEGUXYg.

 

The term "short time" in the sentence: "Because the boiling point of chlorine is low (the boiling point is -34.6 ¡C), the liquid chlorine will evaporate and vaporize in a short time and spread in the atmosphere in the form of chlorine gas" (Page E) is really an assumption.

 

Auto-refrigeration of pool or vessel content will slow down evaporation and, potentially, influence simulation results.

 

Best Regards,

 

Jan Windhorst

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of Ralph Stuart
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LATEST ARTICLES

ASAP (As Soon As Publishable) articles are edited and published online ahead of issue publication.

Characteristics of Leakage and Diffusion for a Chlorine Storage Tank Based on Simulation Wenhe Wang, Hongfu Mi, et al. doi.org/10.1021/acs.chas.1c00031 Publication Date (Web): August 5, 2021 Read Article

 

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