- 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