A quantitative risk management framework for dust and hybrid mixture explosions

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-289

  Abuswer, Meftah ^a   Amyotte, Paul ^a   Khan, Faisal ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD modelling; Dust explosions; Hybrid mixtures; Quantitative risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELLING; DUST EXPLOSION; DUST EXPLOSION PREVENTION; ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES; HYBRID MIXTURES; IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DUST; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MIXTURES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 84875065258     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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