Pool fire accident in an aboveground LFO tank storage: Thermal analysis

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-150

  Rebec, A ^a   Plesec P ^a   Kolsek J ^a  

^a SLOVENIAN NATIONAL BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Emissive power; Flame height; LFO; Light fuel oil; Pool fire; Wind effect

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; FUEL STORAGE; HEAT FLUX; OIL TANKS; THERMOANALYSIS; WIND;

EMISSIVE POWER; FIRE ACCIDENT; FLAME HEIGHT; HEAT-UP; LIGHT FUEL OIL; POOL FIRES; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; TANK STORAGE; WIND SPEED;

FIRES;

EID: 84903303996     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2014.05.022     Document Type: Article

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