A technical analysis of the Buncefield explosion and fire

Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series

Volumn , Issue 155, 2009, Pages 662-673

  Mannan, M Sam ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Buncefield; Congestion; Gasoline explosions; Learning from the past; Turbulence; Vapor cloud explosion

Indexed keywords

BULK STORAGE; BUNCEFIELD; CONGESTION; FLAME SPEED; FLAMMABLE VAPORS; LEARNING FROM THE PAST; OVERPRESSURE; TECHNICAL ANALYSIS; VAPOR CLOUD; VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GASOLINE; HAZARDS; TURBULENCE; VAPORS;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 84872438672     PISSN: 03070492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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