A case study of a TFE explosion in a PTFE manufacturing facility

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Reza, Ali ^a   Christiansen, Erik ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETONATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IGNITION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SAFE HANDLING;

CRITICAL PARAMETERS; DEFLAGRATION; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

EXPLOSIONS;

DETONATION; EXPLOSIONS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IGNITION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SAFE HANDLING;

EID: 33847729016     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10174     Document Type: Review

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