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Guidelines for evaluating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and BLEVEs [[electronic resource]]



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Titolo: Guidelines for evaluating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and BLEVEs [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, c1994
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
Disciplina: 363.3497
660.2804
660/.2804
Soggetto topico: Explosions
Fires
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Guidelines for Evaluating the Characteristics of Vapor Cloud Explosions, Flash Fires, and BLEVEs; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; A Note on Nomenclature and Units; Glossary; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PHENOMENA: DESCRIPTIONS, EFFECTS, AND ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; 3. BASIC CONCEPTS; 4. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS; 5. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FLASH FIRES; 6. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BLEVEs; 7. VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS-SAMPLE PROBLEMS; 8. FLASH FIRES-SAMPLE PROBLEMS; 9. BLEVEs-SAMPLE PROBLEMS; APPENDIX A. VIEW FACTORS FOR SELECTED CONFIGURATIONS; APPENDIX B. EFFECTS OF EXPLOSIONS ON STRUCTURES
APPENDIX C. EFFECTS OF EXPLOSIONS ON HUMANSAPPENDIX D. TABULATION OF SOME GAS PROPERTIES IN METRIC UNITS; APPENDIX E. CONVERSION FACTORS TO SI FOR SELECTED QUANTITIES; APPENDIX F. CASE STUDY OF GAS EXPLOSIONS IN A PROCESS PLANT USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER CODE; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: The serious consequences of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and BLEVEs are very well known. Better understanding of the characteristics of these phenomena and models to calculate their consequences are key to effective prevention and mitigation. Cited by EPA in its 1996 document, ""Off-site Consequence Analysis Guidance, "" the first half of the book describes the characteristics of these phenomena and gives an overview of past experimental and theoretical research and methods to estimate consequences. The second part focuses on methods for consequence estimating by presenting sample prob
Titolo autorizzato: Guidelines for Evaluating the Characteristics of Vapor Cloud Explosions, Flash Fires, and BLEVEs  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-81734-5
9786612817342
0-470-93815-3
1-59124-630-X
0-470-93814-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910830604003321
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