An analysis of the mechanisms of overpressure generation in vapour cloud explosions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-44

  Cleaver, R Philip ^a   Robinson, Clive G ^a  

^a Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Major hazards; Overpressure; Safety; Vapour cloud explosions

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FLAME POSITION; OVERPRESSURE GENERATION; OVERPRESSURE MEASUREMENT; VAPOUR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS;

EXPLOSIONS;

ARTICLE; CLOUD; DANGEROUS GOODS; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPLOSION; HYPERBARISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; VAPOR;

EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDS; SAFETY; VAPOUR CLOUD;

EID: 0029657049     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3894(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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