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

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...

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Corporate Author American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
Edition2nd ed.
SeriesCCPS 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
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781615836277
1615836276
9780470640449
0470640448
9780470640432
047064043X
9781118209875
1118209877
9780470251478
0470251476
Physical Description1 online resource (xxvii, 428 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Management Overview
  • Case Histories
  • Basic Concepts
  • Flash Fires
  • Vapor Cloud Explosions
  • Pressure Vessel Bursts
  • Basic Principles of BLEVEs
  • References
  • Appendix A. View Factors for Selected Configurations
  • Appendix B. Tabulation of Some Gas Properties in Metric Units
  • Appendix C. Conversion Factors to SI for Selected Quantities
  • Index.

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