Explosion and fire in a gas-oil fixed roof storage tank: Case study and lessons learned

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-73

  Riezel, Yigal ^a  

^a Oil Refineries Ltd Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ELECTROSTATICS; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; LEVEES; ROPE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ASBDOD OIL REFINERY; ELECTROSTATIC SPARK; EMERGENCY EVACUATION; PUBLIC CONCERS;

GAS OILS;

SAFETY;

EID: 0036496469     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680210110     Document Type: Article

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