TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantitative risk assessment of CO2 pipelines: a review of uncertainties and their impacts
AU - Koornneef, J.M.
AU - Spruijt, M.
AU - Molag, M.
AU - Ramirez, C.A.
AU - Turkenburg, W.C.
AU - Faaij, A.P.C.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A systematic assessment, based on an extensive literature review, of the impact of gaps and uncertainties
on the results of quantitative risk assessments (QRAs) forCO2 pipelines is presented. Sources of uncertainties
that have been assessed are: failure rates, pipeline pressure, temperature, section length, diameter,
orifice size, type and direction of release, meteorological conditions, jet diameter, vapour mass fraction
in the release and the dose–effect relationship for CO2. A sensitivity analysis with these parameters is
performed using release, dispersion and impact models. The results show that the knowledge gaps and
uncertainties have a large effect on the accuracy of the assessed risks of CO2 pipelines. In this study it
is found that the individual risk contour can vary between 0 and 204m from the pipeline depending on
assumptions made. In existing studies this range is found to be between
AB - A systematic assessment, based on an extensive literature review, of the impact of gaps and uncertainties
on the results of quantitative risk assessments (QRAs) forCO2 pipelines is presented. Sources of uncertainties
that have been assessed are: failure rates, pipeline pressure, temperature, section length, diameter,
orifice size, type and direction of release, meteorological conditions, jet diameter, vapour mass fraction
in the release and the dose–effect relationship for CO2. A sensitivity analysis with these parameters is
performed using release, dispersion and impact models. The results show that the knowledge gaps and
uncertainties have a large effect on the accuracy of the assessed risks of CO2 pipelines. In this study it
is found that the individual risk contour can vary between 0 and 204m from the pipeline depending on
assumptions made. In existing studies this range is found to be between
M3 - Article
SN - 0304-3894
VL - in press
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Hazardous Materials
JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials
ER -