Establishing ignition conditions for the tank manifold fire at the Powell Duffryn Tank Terminal

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-180

  Woodward, John L ^a   Lygate, James ^b  

^a BAKER ENGINEERING AND RISK CONSULTANTS INC   (United States)

^b Intl Fire Investigators Consult   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY; IGNITION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CRUDE SULFATE TURPETINE (CST); IGNITION CONDITIONS; STORAGE TANKS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION;

EID: 4544269852     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680210303     Document Type: Article

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