LNG accident dynamic simulation: Application for hazardous consequence reduction

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1246-1256

  Sun, Biao ^a   Guo, Kaihua ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Consequence reduction; Dynamic simulation; Exclusion zones; LNG accident

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; EXCLUSION ZONES; HIGH EXPANSION FOAMS; INFLUENCING DISTANCES; POOL FIRE RADIATION; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER SPRAY CURTAIN;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84891647057     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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