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CeraImpact

CeraImpact is consequence and dispersion modelling on a live site map. Pin the release point, define the surrounding equipment and buildings, and the model builds a 3-D grid to deliver concentration, thermal-radiation and overpressure contours where they matter — on your plot plan.

3-D gridobstacles included in the dispersion
4.7 kW/m²and other thresholds, on the plot plan
3 editionsdesktop · web · cloud
What it does

CeraImpact, explained.

Traditional consequence tools output contours on a blank page; someone then transfers them to the plot plan by hand. CeraImpact starts from a georeferenced site snapshot with equipment geometry, so the results are already in context — and obstacles are part of the calculation.

The solver is phased: a mid-fidelity 3-D grid model for everyday siting and ERP work, with full CFD as a later option for the cases that justify it.

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What Cerasus provides

Key features

Map-based site editor

Georeferenced snapshot with release point, equipment (diameter, height, width) and buildings; saved as one input file.

Source-term models

Continuous and instantaneous releases of gas, liquid and two-phase inventories; flashing and pool evaporation.

Dispersion

Dense and buoyant gas dispersion on a 3-D grid for site weather classes; toxic and flammable endpoints.

Fire & explosion

Jet, pool and flash fires, BLEVE/fireball, vapour-cloud explosion (TNT, Multi-Energy, BST) with radiation and overpressure contours.

Siting & ERP outputs

Occupied-building impact tables per API RP 752/753, escape-route checks and ERP zone maps.

Editions

Windows standalone, web standalone and cloud client/server that is on-prem capable — one shared UI, each with full demo cases.

How it works

Workflow, step by step

Set the site

Load the map snapshot; place equipment and buildings.

Define the release

Inventory, conditions, hole size, weather.

Model

Source term, dispersion, fire and explosion on the grid.

Report

Contours on the plot plan, impact tables and recommendations.

Application screens

A glimpse of CeraImpact

Screens from the current build. Click any image to open it full size.

CeraImpact application screen 1
Dispersion — hazard ranges and puff contours on the grid
CeraImpact application screen 2
Site & obstacles — georeferenced site editor with equipment
Standards & references

Standards this technology follows

CCPS Guidelines for Consequence AnalysisMethods and models
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119(e)PSM — consequence evaluation and facility siting in the PHA
TNO Yellow Book / Purple BookPhysical effects and QRA methods
API RP 752 / 753 / 756Siting of permanent, portable and tent buildings
API 521Flare radiation and dispersion
NFPA 68 / 69Deflagration venting and explosion prevention
IEC 60079-10-1Hazardous-area classification (gas)
UK HSE / RIVM guidanceFailure-rate data and thresholds
Editions & outputs

What you get

  • Windows standalone, web standalone and cloud editions
  • Site input file (snapshot + XY grid + Z)
  • Contour overlays on the plot plan
  • Occupied-building / siting assessment tables
  • ERP zone maps
  • Full report export
Why Cerasus

Built by practitioners, to the standards

200+ years of cumulative plant experienceA team that has operated major refineries and petrochemical plants, led by a chemical engineer with 35+ years in industry.
Certified leadershipTÜV-certified HAZOP Leader, CCPSC (AIChE/CCPS) and IEC 61508/61511 Functional Safety Engineer.
Global reach, Doha-basedCerasus Technologies QFZ LLC — registered in the Qatar Free Zones, with reach across geographical locations around the world.
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Tell us about the unit and the problem.

Send a short brief — plant, service of interest and what you need to achieve — and a Cerasus engineer will respond with a proposed scope and next steps.

Prefer email or phone? sales@cerasus.ai · +974 5506 2743