Recent Developments in the Baker-Strehlow VCE Analysis Methodology

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Baker, Quentin A ^a   Doolittle, Craig M ^a   Fitzgerald, Gary A ^a   Tang, Ming Jun ^a  

^a BAKER ENGINEERING AND RISK CONSULTANTS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; FIRE HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAPORS;

POTENTIAL EXPLOSION SITES; VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0032310058     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680170411     Document Type: Article

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