BLEVE: A new approach to the superheat limit temperature

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 690-700

  Salla, J M ^a   Demichela, M ^b   Casal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

BLEVE; Explosion; Superheating limit temperature

Indexed keywords

BLEVE; SUPERHEATING LIMIT TEMPERATURE;

EQUATIONS OF STATE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VAPORIZATION;

EXPLOSIONS;

EQUATIONS OF STATE; EXPLOSIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 33749550208     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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