Engineers & Architects
Architects and Engineers are those that are most likely to have an interest in directly working with K&C to address the kinds of protective design services offered by us. We often work closely with such professionals because it allows us to focus on our area of expertise while at the same time ensuring the needed protection is put in place but without any major disruption in either the conventional engineering or architectural processes/services performed for a particular site.
Types of Services Provided
- Design concepts for blast, vehicle impact, FE/BR threats.
Related Case Studies
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Typical Refinery Vessel
Refinery Equipment Damage
Refinery Equipment Damage
Services/Work Provided:
- Assessment of blast threat
- Vulnerability assessment of control room
- Design Mitigation Measures
Description:
Vulnerability assessment (VA) studies performed at refineries represent a quite different situation from that encountered in buildings. Two major risks need to be considered: personnel on site will be protected during an accidental explosion and the protection of employees during a blast related attack. Also one major concern here is the risks from secondary hazards that might result from an initial incident in the form of fire and the potential for vapor cloud explosions.
In the VA studies, the vulnerability of structural, mechanical, and electrical systems under a variety of blast, impact, and penetration threats are considered. Each represents a broad range of risk factors that need to be effectively evaluated.
Given these complications, K&C often uses a variety of engineering tools and a broad set of risk scenarios to perform vulnerability assessment studies.
On occasion, K&C uses advanced simulation tools to evaluate the risks of tanks and process vessels to address concerns and quantify the risks associated with a terrorist attack. Calculations with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models are shown to the left. They evaluate the risks for a specific type of vessel presented by satchel charges and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
