FLACS User Group Meeting Paris, FranceNovember 8-9, 2016

Welcome to the 28th FLACS User Group Meeting

The FLACS User Group (FLUG) Meeting is a top-level meeting in the field of modelling dispersion, explosion and fire of toxic and flammable gas. It focuses on FLACS development, and provides a forum for global enterprise leaders, experts and industry scholars to discuss freely. The meeting also promotes the safety level of oil, gas and hazardous chemicals industries.

FLUG Agenda

Day 2: Wednesday November 9Day 1: Tuesday November 8

08:15 Optional: Meet at Technip Adria Tower for shuttle to venue 08:45 Registration and coffee 09:15 HSE moment: Escape routes and muster point

09:20 Welcome Pascal Le Gal, Gexcon Software

09:45 Introduction by Technip Process and Technologies Hélène Gauthey, Technip

09:55 Agenda Olav Sæter, FLUG Chairman, Statoil

10:05 Technical QA from last FLUG meeting Djurre Siccama, Gexcon Software

10:25 Gexcon Application Development: Activities & prospects Djurre Siccama, Gexcon Software

10:35 Coffee break

10:55 Gexcon R&D: Activities & prospects Trygve Skjold, Gexcon Software

11:35 Updates on validation framework Sunil Lakshmipathy, Gexcon Software

11:55 Update on FLACS-Fire Franz Zdravistch, Gexcon Software

12:15 Lunch

13:30 Case study: Applying virtual reality to safety training Pascal Le Gal, Gexcon Software

13:55 FLACS-Risk update and 3D toxic case study Djurre Siccama, Gexcon Software

14:35 Norwegian oil and gas initiative on explosion modelling Olav Sæter, Statoil

15:00 Coffee Break

15:15 From concept through as-built: An evaluation on the necessary congestion levels on offshore installations  Scott Davis, Gexcon US

15:50 FLACS-Blast Franz Zdravistch, Gexcon Software

16:10 Ongoing fire and explosion experimental work and prospects Ronan Abiven, on behalf of Gexcon Laboratories

16:35 A review on hydrogen safety: Progress in past 5 years, knowledge gaps and role of CFD (TBC) Prankul Middha

17:00 End of day one

19:30 FLUG Dinner

08:15 Optional: Meet at Technip Adria Tower for shuttle to venue

08:30 Registration and coffee

09:00 Enhanced design fire load specification for equipment survivability with FLACS-Fire N. Bal, Technip

09:25 Design explosion loads specification Laurent Paris, Technip

09:50 Modelling explosions with an equivalent non-stoichiometric cloud A. Champassith, Technip

10:15 Coffee break

10:35 Large scale detonation testing: New findings in the prediction of DDTs at large scales Scott Davis, Gexcon US

11:00 CFD modeling and investigation techniques applied to the West Texas explosion Scott Davis, Gexcon US

11:25 How can DDT and detonation simulations be of value? Olav Hansen, Lloyd's Register

11:50 Blast propagation with FLACS Lydia Ouerdane, Technip

12:15 Lunch

13:30 Dispersion modelling for explosion risk analysis Tim Jones, MMI Engineering

13:55 Applicability of FLACS for vented explosion: Effects of concentration, obstruction vent area and ignition position Elena Vyazmina, Air Liquide

14:20 Far-field overpressure levels estimation based on FLACS and TNO multi-energy method Fanny Coulon, Bureau Veritas

14:45 FLUG wishes Djurre Siccama, Gexcon Software

15:10 Venue and date for next meeting Olav Sæter, FLUG Chairman, Statoil

15:15 Closing Olav Sæter, Statoil Chairman

15:20 End of day two

List of Participants

Adrien AubertAlexander TadesseAlexandre LebasAnaïs DuboisCedric LeberChampassith AnousoneChris SavvidesDavid QuinteroDean SimrickDimitrios KostopoulosDirk RoosendansDjurre SiccamaDutertreElena VyazminaEric De CarvalhoEtienne GuinotFanny CoulonFranz ZdravistchGordon AtangaJerome HocquetJoassard OuerdaneJohnathan GreenLaurent ParisMarc HenrioMaria De StefanoMouilleauNicolas BalNicolas SalaunOlav Roald HansenOlav SæterPascal Le GalPierre QuillatrePrankul MiddhaRonan AbivenSajad MozaffariSimon JallaisSteve HowellSunil LakshmipathyTim JonesTrygve SkjoldVincent BlanchetiereYves Dagba

Bureau VeritasGexcon USMES InternationalTechnipTechnip FranceTechnipBP MES-InternationalAbbott Risk ConsultingTotal E&P Norge ASTotalGexconTotal SAAir LiquideTechnip FranceSaipem SABureau VeritasGexconGexconTechnipTechnipBMT Fluid MechanicsTechnip FranceIRSNEDFTechnipTechnipGexconLloyd's RegisterStatoilGexconENGIEIndependentGexconAIPCECOAir LiquideAbercusGexconMMI EngineeringGexconENGIESAIPEM SA

FLUG Meeting Venue

HSE induction: An email with the venue details and link to the HSE induction has been sent to all registered FLUG Meeting participants. To avoid delay please make sure you have completed the pre-registration and HSE induction to the New Side building before arrival.

Optional Shuttle bus: A shuttle bus will transport meeting participants between Adria Tower and New Side building, as Adria Tower is easier to access by public transportation. Transfer time is approximately five minutes.

Meeting time 8:15 at Technip Adria Tower, for both November 8 and 9.

Address: Technip Adria Tower, La Defence, 6-8, allée de l’Arche, Faubourg de l’Arche, ZAC Danton, 92400 Courbevoie

The shuttle bus will return to Adria Tower after the FLUG meeting, both days.

Parking: Those who have a car can park atAdria Tower for the two days.

FLUG Dinner November 8, at 19:30La Fermette MarbeufAddress: 5 rue Marbeuf, 75008 ParisClosest metros: Metro 1, stop George V or Metro 9, stop Alma/Marceau

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The 28th FLACS User Group Meeting is hosted by Technip.Please note that the venue has been changed!FLUG Meeting venue: Technip New Side Building, 41 Avenue de Verdun 1916, 92 250 La Garenne Colombes

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