- Author
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Birk, A. M.
- Title
- Modeling the Effects of Temperature Sensitive Pressure Relief Devices on Tankers Exposed to Engulfing Fires.
- Report
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Chapter 1,
- Book or Conf
- Special Problems in Fire Protection Engineering. Volume 4. Chapter 1. Applied Fire Science in Transition Series,
Baywood Publishing Co. Inc., Amityville, NY,
DeCicco, P. R., Editors,
3-17 p.,
2002
- Keywords
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fire protection engineering
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tankers
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temperature effects
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relief valves
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computer programs
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validation
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ignition
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fusible plugs
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melting
- Identifiers
- Tank-Car Thermal Computer Model (TANKCAR); Temperature sensitive Pressure Relief Valves (TPRVs); uninsulated tank; Pressure activated Pressure Relief Valves (PPRV); different number of fusible plugs; fusible plugs of different melting temperatures; time from fire ignition