Quantitative risk analysis of toxic gas release caused poisoning - A CFD and dose-response model combined approach

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-262

  Zhang, Bo ^a   Chen, Gui Ming ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Dose response; Hydrogen sulfide; Poisoning; Toxic gas release

Indexed keywords

CATALYST POISONING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

CFD NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; CONCENTRATION FIELDS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELING; GAS GATHERING STATION; QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS; SULFIDE DETECTIONS; TOXIC GAS RELEASE;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953721222     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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