Dust/vapour explosions: Hybrid behaviours?

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-484

  Dufaud, Olivier ^a   Perrin, Laurent ^a   Traoré, Mamadou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Dust explosions; Explosion severity; Hydrid mixture; Pharmaceutical products; Vapours

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DUST EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSION SEVERITY; HYDRID MIXTURE; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS;

EXPLOSIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; EXPLOSIONS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 44149122880     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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