Consequence modelling of large LNG pool fires on water

Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series

Volumn , Issue 159, 2014, Pages

  Betteridge, Steven ^a   Hoyes, James R ^b   Gant, Simon E ^b   Ivings, Matthew J ^b  

^a SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Entrainment velocity; LNG; Pool fire

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; FIRE PROTECTION; HAZARDS; LAKES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; EMPIRICAL MODELLING; ENTRAINMENT VELOCITIES; POOL FIRES; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; TERMINAL FACILITIES; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

FIRES;

EID: 84908181308     PISSN: 03070492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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