Controlling Hydrocarbon Fires in Offshore Structures

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1211-1218

  Chamberlain, G A ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BLOWOUTS; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION;

PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION (PFP); SPRAY JET FIRES;

OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

EID: 1642438914     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/14132-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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