- Author
- Jones, J. C. | Preston, D.
- Title
- Towards a Simplified Means of Predicting Times to Failure of Hydrocarbon-Bearing Vessels Affected by Heat.
- Coporate
- University of Aberdeen, Scotland
- Journal
- International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes, Vol. 2, No. 1, 26-30, Spring 2000
- Keywords
- natural gas | failure | time | storage | risk assessment | hydrocarbons | heat transmission | combustion | equations | heat flux | jet flames
- Identifiers
- impingement by gases having cooled to = 500 deg C; schematic of the vessel wall; vessel uniformly receiving heat flux from its surroundings during escalation; engulfment of the vessel by the jet fire flame; summary of the predictions made