Prediction of explosion pressures in confined spaces

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-215

  Pritchard, D K ^a   Freeman, D J ^a,c   Guilbert, P W ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Harwell Lab   (United Kingdom)

^c CHAM Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Explosion; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPLOSIONS; GAS DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; IGNITION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CONFINED SPACES; EXPLOSION PRESSURES; FLAME SPEEDS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0030148344     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-4230(96)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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