Mitigation of ammonia aerosol releases via water spraying

Ammonia Plant Safety (and Related Facilities)

Volumn 38, Issue , 1998, Pages 155-163

  Fthenakis, V M ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROSOLS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPRAYING; WATER;

WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS;

AMMONIA;

EID: 0032277310     PISSN: 03607011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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