Study on Numerical Simulation of Gas Explosion inside Compression Compartment of Gas Filling Station

For the compression compartment safety design in gas filling station, hazards of gas explosion inside compression compartment should be assessed, and explosion energy as well as influence factors should be determined. In this paper, numerical simulation was adopted to build 3D model of compression compartment and simulate gas explosion pressure and flame propagation behavior under different ignition point location, open-pressure and weight of relief panels. The results show that the ignition point location relative to the location of the vent opening and relief panel’s characteristics is very important for gas explosion inside compression compartment. The nearer the ignition point location is away from the venting opening location, the smaller the caused explosion pressure will be. For the relief panel, explosion pressure is proportional with the open-pressure and the weight of relief panel. Besides the rational distribution of ignition source and the adoption of relief panel with less unit weight and relief pressure, the crushing material damage and secondary hazard of flame should also be noticed in order to mitigate the hazard of gas explosion.