Dynamic simulation of hazard analysis of radiations from LNG pool fire

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 200-210

  Sun, Biao ^a,b   Guo, Kaihua ^b   Pareek, Vishnu K ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Hazard analysis; LNG; Mitigation; Pool fire radiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRES; FUEL TANKS; HAZARDS; HEAT FLUX; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LAKES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; RADIANT HEATING; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; HAZARD ANALYSIS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); MITIGATION; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; POOL FIRE RADIATION; SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84941557272     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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