Risks of fire and explosion associated with the increasing use of liquefied petroleum gas

Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 322-333

  Tauseef, S M ^a   Abbasi, Tasneem ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BLEVE; Control; Explosion; Pressure liquefied gas; Superheat

Indexed keywords

A-TRAIN; BLEVE; BOILING LIQUID EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSIONS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FIRE AND EXPLOSION; HOUSEHOLD FUELS; SUPERHEAT;

BOILING LIQUIDS; CATCHMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EXPLOSIVES; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 77956268439     PISSN: 15477029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11668-010-9360-9     Document Type: Article

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