Flammability of hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide mixtures

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 472-481

  Gant, S E ^a   Pursell, M R ^a   Lea, C J ^b   Fletcher, J ^a   Rattigan, W ^a   Thyer, A M ^c   Connolly, S ^c  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Lea CFD Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Confined explosions; Flammability; Hydrocarbon; Ignition; Jets

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FACTOR MODEL; FLAME STABILITY; HYDROCARBON PROCESSING; IGNITION PROBABILITY; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; OFF SHORE PLATFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON; DRILLING PLATFORMS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; EXPLOSION TESTING; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FLAMMABILITY; GAS MIXTURES; GASES; HYDROCARBON REFINING; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; JETS; MIXTURES; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; SPHERES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 82755182815     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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