A CFD based approach to the correlation of maximum explosion overpressure to process plant parameters

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-331

  Huser, Asmund ^a   Foyn, Thor ^a   Skottene, Martin ^a  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

CFD; Confinement; Congestion; Explosion pressure; Inherent safe design; Prediction model

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EXPLOSIONS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

CFD; CONFINEMENT; CONGESTION; EXPLOSION PRESSURE; INHERENT SAFE DESIGN; PREDICTION MODEL;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 62649146834     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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