Explosion of gaseous ethylene-air mixtures in closed cylindrical vessels with central ignition

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 235-236, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-115

  Movileanu, Codina ^a   Gosa, Vasile ^a   Razus, Domnina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Central ignition; Closed vessel; Ethylene; Explosion

Indexed keywords

CLOSED VESSELS; CYLINDRICAL VESSELS; DEFLAGRATION INDEX; FUEL-AIR MIXTURES; INITIAL PRESSURE; LAST STAGE; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; LINEAR CORRELATION; MAXIMUM EXPLOSION PRESSURE; PRESSURE RISE; SEVERITY FACTOR; SPHERICAL VESSELS;

ETHYLENE; HEAT LOSSES; MIXTURES;

EXPLOSIONS;

ETHYLENE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYLINDER; DIAMETER; ETHYLENE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSION; PRESSURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPLOSION; GAS; HEAT; PRESSURE; REACTOR;

AIR; ETHYLENES; EXPLOSIONS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865730820     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.028     Document Type: Article

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