Mitigation of methane/air explosion in a closed vessel by ultrafine water fog

Safety Science

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Zhang, Pengpeng ^a   Zhou, Yihui ^a   Cao, Xingyan ^a   Gao, Xuliang ^a   Bi, Mingshu ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellular structure; Explosion mitigation; Explosion pressure; Methane air explosion; Ultrafine water fog

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; EXPLOSION MITIGATIONS; EXPLOSION PRESSURE; METHANE/AIR EXPLOSIONS; WATER FOG;

EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; METHANE;

FOG;

METHANE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLOSION; FIRE PROTECTION; GASES, FUMES, VAPORS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFINE WATER FOG; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84883044830     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.07.027     Document Type: Article

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