Floating roof storage tank boilover

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Shaluf, Ibrahim M ^a   Abdullah, Salim A ^a  

^a ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

ADCO; Boilover; Experiment; Fire; Tank; Theory

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI; ADCO; BOILOVER; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOATING ROOF; LARGE DIAMETER; MAJOR HAZARDS; ONSHORE OIL; RADIANT HEAT; RESOURCE PROTECTION; STORAGE TANK; TANK; TERMINAL AREA; THEORY; ZONE GROWTH;

CRUDE OIL; FIRES; OIL TANKS; ROOFS;

EXPERIMENTS;

EID: 78650523314     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2010.06.007     Document Type: Review

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