A scheme for the classification of explosions in the chemical process industry

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 270-280

  Abbasi, Tasneem ^a   Pasman, H J ^b   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

BLEVE; Chemical explosions; Condensed phase explosion; Dust explosion; Explosion classification; Physical explosions; VCE

Indexed keywords

A-FRAMES; BLEVE; CHEMICAL EXPLOSIONS; CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY; CONDENSED PHASE; DUST EXPLOSION; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; PROCESS SAFETY; TOXIC RELEASE;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DUST; EXPLOSIVES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

EXPLOSIONS;

EXPLOSIVE; PEROXIDE; SODIUM CHLORATE;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLASSIFICATION; EXPLOSION; FIRE; SAFETY; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLOSION; EXPLOSION RISK; PHASE TRANSITION; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 72049121874     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.047     Document Type: Article

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