Determination of the factors for the worst scenario in toxic gas release;Determinación de los factores del peor escenario en la emisión de gases tóxicos

Informacion Tecnologica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Díaz Ovalle, Christian O ^a   Vázquez Román, Richart ^a   Mannan, M Sam ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric condition; Dispersion factors; Dispersion models; Gas dispersion; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; GASES; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION; DISPERSION FACTORS; DISPERSION MODELS; GAS DISPERSION; WIND SPEED;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 61349187680     PISSN: 07168756     EISSN: 07180764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1612/inf.tecnol.4031it.08     Document Type: Article

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