Prediction of deflagration to detonation transition (Ddt) in hydrogen explosions

40th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium 2006, Held at the 2006 AIChE Spring National Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 177-192

  Middha, P ^a   Hansen, O R ^a   Storvik, I E ^a  

^a GEXCON AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DETONATION; EXPLOSIONS; HYDROGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEFLAGRATION TO DETONATION TRANSITION; DESIGN LOAD; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HYDROCARBON GAS; HYDROGEN DEFLAGRATION; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; NORWEGIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84912025851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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