Mitigation of Gas Explosions Using Water Deluge

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-178

  Van Wingerden, Kees ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MICHELSEN RESEARCH AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIONS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRE PROTECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IGNITION; PROBABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

GAS EXPLOSIONS; WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS;

GAS HAZARDS;

EID: 0034258015     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680190309     Document Type: Article

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