Comparison of hypothetical LNG and fuel oil fires on water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Lehr, William ^a   Simecek Beatty, Debra ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel oil fires; LNG fires; Modeling fires; Pool fires; Smoke generation

Indexed keywords

FIRES; HEAT RADIATION; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM REFINING; SOOT; WATER;

SLICK SIZE;

FUEL OILS;

FUEL OIL; HYDROCARBON; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM; WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROCARBON; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL;

ACCIDENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; FIRE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SHIP; SOOT;

EID: 1242276272     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2003.11.006     Document Type: Article

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