Hazard of pressurized tanks involved in fires

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1804-1812

  Salzano, Ernesto ^a   Picozzi, Bruno ^b   Vaccaro, Salvatore ^b   Ciambelli, Paolo ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; EVAPORATION; FIRES; FUEL TANKS; PRESSURIZATION; THERMAL EXPANSION;

SUPERHEATING PROCESSES;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

FIRE; PRESSURE VESSEL;

ARTICLE; BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSION; EVALUATION; EVAPORATION; EXPLOSION; FIRE; GAS TRANSPORT; GRAVITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; SIMULATION; TANK;

EID: 0037448973     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020606r     Document Type: Article

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