期刊名称：Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
印刷版ISSN：1119-8362
出版年度：2007
卷号：11
期号：1
DOI：10.4314/jasem.v11i1.46841
语种：English
出版社：Department of Pure & Industrial Chemistry, University of Port Harcourt
摘要：This study presents a method for determining the mass transfer coefficient for the toxic chemicals evaporation from circular pools formed due to the failure of plant integrity or escape from valves. The approach used in this present research work is to develop a correlation by a robust optimization technique known as Genetic Algorithm from the experimental data. The developed correlation can be used to model the hydrocarbon evaporation from spills or releases at different wind speeds. From the mass transfer coefficient, the vapor concentration of the hydrocarbon spillage in the environment can be determined which can be used in quantitative risk analysis to predict the effect of toxic release.
