Fire risk assessment of gas turbine propulsion system for LNG carriers

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 908-914

  Moon, Kiho ^a   Song, Seok Ryong ^a   Ballesio, Jorge ^b   Fitzgerald, Gary ^c   Knight, Gregory ^c  

^a Hyundai Heavy Industries   (South Korea)

^b AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING   (United States)

^c ABS CONSULTING   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire and explosion; Gas compressors; Gas turbine; LNG carriers; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; FIRE ANALYSIS; FIRE AND EXPLOSION; FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT; FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS; GAS COMPRESSORS; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS; HIGH PRESSURE; LNG CARRIERS; PROPULSION SYSTEM;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPRESSORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FIRES; GAS TURBINES; GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TURBOMACHINERY; WASTE HEAT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 71649101728     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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