Verification and validation of consequence models for accidental releases of hazardous chemicals to the atmosphere

Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series

Volumn , Issue 154, 2008, Pages 880-892

  Witlox, Henk W M ^a   Oke, Adeyemi ^a  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICALS; CODES (SYMBOLS); DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTS; FUNCTIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS; PROPANE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE TESTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VERIFICATION; WATER VAPOR;

ACCIDENTAL RELEASES; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSIONS; CONSEQUENCE MODELS; CORRECT SOLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; HAZARD ASSESSMENTS; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; INPUT PARAMETERS; JET FIRES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; PARAMETER VARIATIONS; PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS; POOL FIRES; RISK MODELS; SOFTWARE PROGRAMS; SUPERHEATED LIQUIDS; VERIFICATION AND VALIDATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 56349150903     PISSN: 03070492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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