- Author
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Jones, J. C.
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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
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International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes,
Vol. 2,
No. 1,
26-30,
Spring 2000
- Keywords
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natural gas
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failure
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time
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storage
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risk assessment
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hydrocarbons
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heat transmission
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combustion
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equations
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heat flux
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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