Modelling outflow from a ruptured pipeline transporting compressed volatile liquids

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 533-543

  Cleaver, R P ^a   Cumber, P S ^b   Halford, A ^a  

^a Advantica Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressed liquids; Consequence assessment; Mathematical model; Outflow rates; Pipeline rupture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RUPTURE DISKS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPRESSED VOLATILE LIQUIDS;

PIPELINES;

FLOW MODELING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PIPE FLOW; PIPELINE;

EID: 0142217980     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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