Guidelines for evaluating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and BLEVEs.
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Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
c1994.
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Guidelines for evaluating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and BLEVEs. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, |c c1994. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 387 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |a Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments. -- A Note on Nomenclature and Units. -- Glossary. -- 1. Introduction. -- 2. Phenomena: Descriptions, Effects, And Accident Scenarios. -- 2.1 Vapor Cloud Explosions. -- 2.2 Flash Fires. -- 2.3 BLEVEs. -- 2.4 Historical Experience. -- References. -- 3. Basic Concepts. -- 3.1 Atmospheric Vapor Cloud Dispersion. -- 3.2 Combustion Modes. -- 3.3 Ignition. -- 3.4 Blast. -- 3.5 Thermal Radiation. -- References. -- 4. Basic Principles Of Vapor Cloud Explosions. -- 4.1 Overview of Experimental Research. -- 4.2 Overview of Computational Research. -- 4.3 Vapor Cloud Explosion Blast Modeling. -- 4.4 Summary and Discussion. -- References. -- 5. Basic Principles Of Flash Fires. -- 5.1 Overview of Research. -- 5.2 Flash-Fire Radiation Models. -- 5.3 Summary and Discussion. -- References. -- 6. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BLEVEs. -- 6.1 Mechanism of a BLEVE. -- 6.2 Radiation. -- 6.3 Blast Effect of BLEVEs and Pressure Vessel Bursts. -- 6.4 Fragments. -- 6.5 Summary and Discussion. -- References. -- 7. Vapor Cloud Explosion?Sample Problems. -- 7.1 Choice of Method. -- 7.2 Methods. -- 7.3 Sample Calculations. -- 7.4 Discussion. -- References. -- 8. Flash Fires?Sample Problems. -- 8.1 Method. -- 8.2 Sample Calculation. -- 9. BLEVEs?SAMPLE PROBLEMS. -- 9.1 Radiation. -- 9.2 Blast Parameter Calculations for BLEVEs and Pressure Vessel Bursts. -- 9.3 Fragments. -- References. -- Appendix A. View Factors For Selected Configuration. -- A-1 View Factor of a Spherical Emitter (e.g, Fireball). -- A-2 View factor of a Vertical Cylinder. -- A-3 View Factor of a Vertical Plane Surface. -- Appendix B. Effects Of Explosions On Structures. -- Appendix C. Effects Of Explosions On Humans. -- C-1 Introduction. -- C-2 Primary Effects. -- C-3 Secondary Effects. -- C-4 Tertiary Effects. -- References. -- Appendix 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. |
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