Flame growth model for confined gas explosion

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-146

  Jo, Young Do ^a   Crowl, Daniel A ^b  

^a Korea Gas Safety Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning parameter; Confined explosion model; Deflagration index; Maximum flame speed; Pressure time curves

Indexed keywords

BURNING PARAMETER; CONFINED EXPLOSION MODEL; DEFLAGRATION INDEX; MAXIMUM FLAME SPEED; PRESSURE-TIME CURVES;

COMBUSTION; CONCRETE BRIDGES; EXPLOSIONPROOFING; EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; GASES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SPECIFIC HEAT; SPEED;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 67149126700     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10289     Document Type: Article

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