Investigation of an LPG accident with different mathematical model applications

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 340-351

  Zenier, Fausto ^a   Antonello, Franco ^a   Dattilo, Fabio ^b   Rosa, L ^c  

^a ARTES srl   (Italy)

^b Comando Provinciale Vigili del Fuoco di Rovigo ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

accident; BLEVE; gas dispersion; Liquefied petroleum gas; simulation models

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956342768     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2001.001515     Document Type: Article

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