Incident analysis of Bucheon LPG filling station pool fire and BLEVE

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-67

  Park, Kyoshik ^a   Sam Mannan, M ^b   Jo, Young Do ^a   Kim, Ji Yoon ^a   Keren, Nir ^b   Wang, Yanjun ^b  

^a Korea Gas Safety Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

BLEVE; Cause of incident; LPG filling station; LPG unloading; Pool fire

Indexed keywords

BLEVE; LPG FILLING STATION; LPG UNLOADING; POOL FIRE;

BUTANE; COUPLINGS; EXPLOSIONS; HOSE; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

BUTANE; COUPLINGS; EXPLOSIONS; HOSE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

EXPLOSION; FIRE; GAS STORAGE; LEAKAGE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FIRE; INCIDENCE; KOREA; TELEVISION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; KOREA; PETROLEUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747762324     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.01.070     Document Type: Article

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