Dynamic simulation of the BP Texas City refinery accident

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 950-957

  Manca, Davide ^a   Brambilla, Sara ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accident simulation; BP Texas refinery accident; Dynamic process simulation; Vapor cloud explosion

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SIMULATION; BLOW-DOWN SYSTEMS; BLOWDOWN DRUMS; BRITISH PETROLEUMS; CATASTROPHIC EXPLOSION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; DYNAMIC PROCESS SIMULATION; FEED STREAMS; FEED TRAY; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LIQUID HOLD UPS; MASS BALANCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TEXAS CITY; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; TWO PHASE MIXTURES; VAPOR BUBBLE; VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS;

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES; REFINING;

VAPORS;

EID: 84867659307     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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