Ammonia solutions explosivity

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-44

  Dupont, Laurent ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonia solutions; Explosion limits; Explosion severity; Explosivity; Vapor pressure

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSIONS; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA SOLUTIONS; AMMONIA VAPORS; AQUEOUS AMMONIA SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DILUTE SOLUTIONS; ENCLOSED SPACES; EXPLOSION LIMITS; EXPLOSION PRESSURES; EXPLOSION RANGES; EXPLOSION RISKS; EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES; EXPLOSIVITY; FLASH POINTS; PRESENCE OF WATERS;

ACCIDENTS; AMMONIA; EXPLOSIONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 62949217082     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10291     Document Type: Article

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