Fire risk comparison of fuel gas supply systems for LNG fuelled ships

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue , 2015, Pages 1788-1795

  Lee, Sangick ^a   Seo, Suwon ^b   Chang, Daejun ^b  

^a R and D Center   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fire; Fuel gas supply; LNG; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIRES; FUEL TANKS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUELS; GAS SUPPLY; GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT RESISTANCE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; RISKS; SHIPS; TANKERS (SHIPS);

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; CUMULATIVE FREQUENCIES; DYNAMIC PROCESS SIMULATION; FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT; IGNITION PROBABILITY; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84958240053     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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