Influence of large obstacles and mitigation barriers on heavy gas cloud dispersion: A liquefied natural gas case-study

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 7643-7650

  Busini, Valentina ^a   Lino, Massimiliano ^a   Rota, Renato ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DAMAGE AREA; HAZARDOUS AREA; HEAVY GAS; HEAVY GAS CLOUD; SAFETY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREAS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84861917522     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie201591b     Document Type: Article

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