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    2017618 FLACSSoftwareGexConUS

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    Home Leadership News Careers Clients Locations Publications Contact

    Services SafetyStudies AccidentInvestigation FLACSSoftware Research&Development Testing

    FLACSSoftware

    FLACSistheindustrystandardforCFDmodellingandoneofthebestvalidated
    toolsformodellingflammableandtoxicreleasesintheindustrialsafetycontext.

    BymodellingwithCFDinfull3Ditispossibletopredictconsequencesmore
    accuratelyandtoincludetheeffectofallcontributingandmitigatingeffects,suchas
    confinementandcongestionsduetorealgeometry,ventilationanddeluge.

    35YearsofValidation

    FLACScombinesthepowerandversatilityof3DCFDmodelswithmorethan35
    yearsofextensivevalidationworkandintuitivegraphicaluserinterface.This
    combinationprovidesacomprehensive,yeteasytouse,softwaretoolformodelling
    dispersionandexplosionconsequencesinfull3Dforalltypicalflammableandtoxic
    releasescenarios.

    FLACSisusedextensivelyintheoil,gasandprocessindustries,inanumberof FLACSexplosioncalculationforoffshoreplatform
    nuclearinstitutesandincreasinglymanyotherindustries.

    Abetterunderstandingandhigheraccuracyofresultscontributestoraisingthetruelevelofsafetyandallowsdesignerstochooseeffectivedesign
    optionsandmitigationmeasures,andtherebyimprovesafetyandmanageprojectcost.

    CostEfficientMeasurestoReduceRisk

    Safetystudiesareoftenonlyamodestpartofthetotalprojectscope.However,theresultsofthesestudiesprovideimportantinputtodisciplinessuch
    asprocess,structuralandpipingandcanthereforehaveawideimpactonprojectdesignchoicesandsubsequentlycost/schedule.

    Withevermorecomplexinstallationsandprojects,itisparamounttousethemostaccurateandvalidated3Dconsequenceandmodellingtoolavailable.

    FLACSprovidesasolidframeworkforevaluatingvariousdesignoptionsandhelpsinchoosingthemostcostefficientandpracticalmeasurestoreduce
    risk.Itcanhelpyourcompanyoryourclientsachievetheexpectedhighstandardsofsafety.

    ApplicationsforFLACS

    Offshoreandonshorestudies
    Onshorebuildingriskassessments
    Installation/modulelayoutoptimization
    LNGsitingstudies
    Gasdetectoroptimization
    Toxicdispersioncalculation
    Dustexplosions
    Accidentandincidentinvestigation

    MainFeaturesofFLACS

    Full3DComputationalFluidDynamics(CFD)modelling
    Developedincollaborationwithoil,gasandprocessindustryleaders
    FLACSdispersioncalculationandvisualization
    Continuouslydevelopedandvalidatedoverthepast35years
    Integrateddispersionandexplosionmodelling
    Geometryimport
    VeryeasytousecomparedtootherCFDtools
    Superioraccuracyandversatilitycomparedtoanalyticalphenomenologicalmodels
    TheonlyCFDtoolapprovedbytheUSgovernmentforLNGfacilitysiting
    AvailableforbothWindowsandLinux

    FunctionalityofFLACS

    Highlyefficientsetupofscenariosandrunningofsimulations
    Allenvironmentalconditions,anywindspeed
    Effectsofactualgeometries,whichisusuallydominantforgasdispersionandexplosions
    Canincludevariousmitigationmeasures,asexplosionreliefpanelsorwaterdeluge

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    2017618 FLACSSoftwareGexConUS
    Transientmodelling
    Twophasemodelling:HEM&Liquidpoolmodel
    Betterunderstandingofthephenomenaandresults
    Comprehensiveuserguidelinesbasedonextensivevalidationagainstexperiments
    Canbeusedinallphasesofdesign:Fromconceptdesign,throughFEEDtodetailedengineering

    ContactusforaDemoofFLACS

    [email protected].

    Furtherinformation

    DownloadFLACSbrochure(pdf).

    Furtherinformationisavailableonwww.flacs.com.Hereyouwillfinduptodateinformationabout:

    NewFLACSreleases
    Technicalrequirements
    HowtopurchaseFLACS
    FLACSUserGroup
    FLACScasestudiesandbrochures

    GexConUSHeadquarters HoustonOffice
    4833RugbyAve,Suite100|Bethesda,MD20814 11757KatyFreeway,Suite1300|Houston,TX
    Phone:(301)9159940|Fax:(301)6562953 77079
    [email protected] Phone:(281)6684799|Fax:(281)8542200

    Copyright2017GexConUS.Allrightsreserved.DesignedbyPinixDesignStudio.

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