Guidelines for vapor cloud explosion, pressure vessel burst, BLEVE, and flash fire hazards.

• Corporate Author: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Series: CCPS concept book
• Subjects: Chemical plants > Fires and fire prevention.; Chemical plants > Safety measures.; Pressure vessels > Safety measures.; Chemicals > Fires and fire prevention.; Explosions > Prevention.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781615836277; 1615836276; 9780470640449; 0470640448; 9780470640432; 047064043X; 9781118209875; 1118209877; 9780470251478; 0470251476
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 428 pages) : illustrations, maps

This guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosions (BLEVEs) for practicing engineers. It has been updated to include advanced modeling technology, especially with respect to vapor cloud m...