Simulation of dust explosions in complex geometries with experimental input from standardized tests

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 210-217

  Skjold, T ^a,b   Arntzen, B J ^b   Hansen, O R ^a   Storvik, I E ^a   Eckhoff, R K ^b  

^a GEXCON AS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

DESC; Dust explosion; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDS; PROPANE; STANDARDIZATION; TURBULENCE;

DESC; DUST EXPLOSION; MODELING;

DUST;

DUST;

EID: 30144436731     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2005.06.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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