A correlation for the impulse produced by vented explosions

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 13, Issue 3-5, 2000, Pages 277-289

  Tamanini, Francesco ^a   Valiulis, John V ^a  

^a FM Global Engineering and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosion duration; Impulsive loads; Vented dust explosionsacd

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DUST; ENCLOSURES; IMPULSE RESPONSE; LOADS (FORCES); SUPPORTS; VENTS;

EXPLOSION DURATION; IMPULSIVE LOADS; ISOTHERMAL VENTED EXPLOSION MODEL; VENTED DUST EXPLOSION;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 0034188453     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(99)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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