Predicting the maximum gas deflagration pressure over the entire flammable range

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 13, Issue 3-5, 2000, Pages 361-368

  Fan, Yunying ^a   Crowl, Daniel A ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Deflagration; Explosions; Flammability; Pressure effectsB

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; METHANE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEFLAGRATIONS; MECHANICAL ENERGY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0034188265     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(99)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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