Modeling Blowdown of Cylindrical Vessels under Fire Attack

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 401-410

  Mahgerefteh, Haroun ^a   Falope, Gboyega B O ^a   Oke, Adeyemi O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE HAZARDS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; THERMAL STRESS; YIELD STRESS;

CYLINDRICAL VESSELS; NONEQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

HYDROCARBON;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FIRE; INFORMATION; LIQUID; MATERIALS; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; RISK; SIMULATION; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; VESSEL;

EID: 0036473677     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480223     Document Type: Article

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