Field experiments with dispersion of pressure liquefied ammonia

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 59-105

  Nielsen, Morten ^a   Ott, Søren ^a   Jørgensen, Hans E ^a   Bengtsson, Roland ^b   Nyrén, Kenneth ^c,e   Winter, Stellan ^c   Ride, David ^d,f   Jones, Chris ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Hydro Care Safety Academy   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^d CEDE   (United Kingdom)

^e EriSoft AB   (Sweden)

^f NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Ammonia; Concentration; Dispersion; Enthalpy; Field experiments; Fluctuations; Heavy gas; Jet; Meandering; Plume; Source; Statistics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISPERSIONS; ENTHALPY; JETS; LIQUEFIED GASES; PROBABILITY; THERMAL PLUMES;

FLASH BOILING JETS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

AEROSOL; DISPERSION; JET; PLUME;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISPERSION; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS WASTE; PLUME DISPERSION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031239145     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(97)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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