Modelling the dispersion of flashing jets using CFD

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 1198-1209

  Calay, R K ^a   Holdo, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD modelling; Dispersion; Flashing liquid jet

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CFD MODELING; FLASHING LIQUID JET;

JETS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; JETS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; GAS FLOW; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PIPELINE; HIGH PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURBULENCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID TRANSPORT; TURBULENT FLOW;

ACCIDENTS; GASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; PROPANE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 43049181466     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.11.053     Document Type: Article

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