Fire exposure of liquid-filled vessels

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-32

  Simpson, Larry L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES; PRESSURE VESSELS; THERMAL EXPANSION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

LIQUID-FILLED PRESSURE VESSELS;

FIRE PROTECTION;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FIRE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRESSURE RELIEF; PRESSURE VESSEL; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0037332535     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680220104     Document Type: Article

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