In the process industry, there exist a variety of cases where a high pressure jet release incident can occur. LNG storage facilities or NG pipeline systems leakage can degenerate into a jet fire and, through a domino effect, cause heavy damage to the workforce, equipment and surrounding environment. For different scenarios that may happen, safety protocols have to be engineered that aim to set minimum distances between equipment and the workforce, along with preventive systems that reduce the danger of the potential incidental scenario. The following are some of the most common scenarios that may be encountered in an industrial environment:
*Jet-Ground interaction: this is one of the most common scenarios, where the free jet does not interact with any other obstacle apart from the ground. Although the jet can dissipate to concentrations below its LFL after roughly 16 meters with no interactions (interaction with concrete and at stagnant pressure of 65 bar, a common pressure for NG pipelines, with an orifice size of 2.54 mm), as the jet gets closer to the ground and makes contact with it, a dragging effect leads to a further extension. The jet has the tendency of bending downwards if close enough to the ground because of lower pressure zones below it. 
*Jet-horizontal tank interaction: jet-tank interaction will depend of the type of material used. For cylindrical steel tanks, the distance from the exit plane will have an effect with the interaction, along with its angle with respect to the axis of the jet and the height of the release of the jet. Generally, when the jet impinges the horizontal tank along the axis of the tank, the jet is brought downwards, allowing an interaction with the ground. This will often lead to the extension of the jet at its LFL concentration with respect to its free jet (the same scenario is simulated with no other obstacles but the ground). Furthermore, crosswise extension is also expected.
*Jet-vertical tank interaction: for a cylindrical steel tank, the distance from the exit plane will have an effect with the interaction. Generally, when the jet impinges the vertical tank along the axis of the tank, the obstacle will act as a limiting factor for the extension of the jet at its LFL concentration with respect to its free jet. The impact with the tank will generate more eddies downstream the tail of the jet and limit ground interaction (at low enough flow rates and speeds), speeding up dilution of the gas below its lower flammable limit.
*Jet-horizontal tandem tank interaction: by adding a second horizontal tank behind the first, a shortening effect is achieved. The presence of the second obstacle leads to eddy generation after the first, promoting dissipation. Moreover, the second obstacle may have a detachment effect of the jet from the ground, as it will tend to adhere to the round surface of the second tank due to the coanda effect. Distance between the two tanks will have an effect, since, after a certain distance, the second obstacle will no longer have an effect on the cloud at LFL concentration.
*Jet-vertical tandem tank interaction: by adding a second vertical tank behind the first, a shortening effect will generally be achieved. The presence of the second obstacle leads to eddy generation after the first, promoting dissipation. Contrary to the previous scenario, the second obstacle can allow for jet-ground interaction and elongate the jet, a quality that be worsen due to the coanda effect. Distance between the two tanks will have an effect, since, after a certain distance, the second obstacle will no longer have an effect on the cloud at LFL concentration.