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Author
Venart, J. E. S.
Title
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVE): Possible Failure Mechanisms.
Coporate
University of New Brunswick, Canada
Report
ASTM STP 1336,
Book or Conf
Very Large-Scale Fires. Proceedings. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) STP 1336. June 16, 1997, American Society for Testing and Materials, West, St. Louis, MO, Keltner, N. R.; Alvares, N. J.; Grayson, S. J., Editors, 112-132 p., 1998
Keywords
BLEVE | failure | jet fires | fireballs | LP gas | pressure vessels | containment | experiments
Identifiers
pressure liquified gases; catastrophic pressure vessel failure; thermo-hydraulic response of vessels; vessel thermal response at failure; initial crack sizes, failure stresses and stress intensity factors