Scaled Overpressure:
$$p_s = p/p_a $$
$p$ | Overpressure (Pa) |
$p_a$ | Atmospheric Pressure (Pa) |
Sachs Scaled Distance:
$$\bar{R} = R /(h_{combustion} \cdot V/p_a)^{1/3} $$
$R$ | Radius ($m$) |
$h_{combustion}$ | Heat of combustion of stoichiometric hydrocarbon-air mixture ($J/m^3$) |
$V$ | volume of congested area (or in the case of DDT entire flammable cloud volume) ($m^3$) |
Tool for calculating TNO overpressure
This tool does the above calculation to determine overpressure based on radius and chosen TNO curve
Sachs Scaled Radius ($\bar{R}$): 10
Find the R value on the x axis and find the corresponding $p_s$ value on your chosen TNO curve, and input here.
Overpressure at distance: 10psi
References
- TNO Yellow Book … etc.