The invention discloses a method for predicting the explosion intensity of a steam cloud based on a
flame velocity. The method comprises the following steps: constructing a
flame propagation prediction formula by integrating factors such as a gas cloud limitation degree, obstacle blockage, steam cloud activity and a
flame propagation distance; collecting data in different scenes for fitting analysis, and determining values of undetermined parameters in the
flame propagation prediction formula in different scenes; solving a
flame propagation prediction formula to obtain a dimensionless flame velocity based on the value of the undetermined parameter in the target scene, and determining an actual flame velocity in combination with the sound velocity; based on the determined actual
flame speed, predicting the explosion
overpressure through a relational expression between the actual
flame speed and the explosion
overpressure established in the target scene; based on the predicted explosion
overpressure, the explosion impulse is predicted through a relational expression between the explosion overpressure and the explosion impulse established in the target scene; and representing the explosion intensity of the steam cloud based on the predicted explosion overpressure and explosion impulse. The method is simple in process, high in reliability and wide in application range.