Impact of Wildfires on LPG Tanks
Résumé
During wildland fires, wildland-urban interfaces may cause significant problems for emergency managers
throughout the world. Several works focused on safety zones aiming to prevent houses to burn, but no
work focused on the LPG tanks which can be located in the surroundings of houses. A finite elements
modelling was developed to calculate safety distance preventing from BLEVE. The safety distances
required by law in several countries (50 m; 30 m; 25 m) are checked. It appears that the required safety
distances are correct to prevent the tank from BLEVE.