Sensitivity analysis of Phast's atmospheric dispersion model for three toxic materials (nitric oxide, ammonia, chlorine)

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-32

  Pandya, Nishant ^a,b,c   Gabas, Nadine ^a,b   Marsden, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

^c Institut pour une Culture de Sécurité Industrielle   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Consequence modeling; Phast software; Sensitivity analysis; Toxic materials

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CHLORINE; NITRIC OXIDE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY CLASS; CONSEQUENCE MODELING; PARAMETRIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 83255187234     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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