- Author
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Mniszewski, K. R.
- Title
- Pepcon Plant Fire/Explosion: A Rare Opportunity in Fire/Explosion Investigation.
- Coporate
- Varley-Campbell and Associates, Oak Brook, IL
- Journal
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Journal of Fire Protection Engineering,
Vol. 6,
No. 2,
63-78,
1994
- Keywords
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industrial plants
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explosions
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fire investigations
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ammonium perchlorates
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welding
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fire spread
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combustion
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propagation velocity
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detonation
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natural gas
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industrial accidents
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death
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injuries
- Identifiers
- Pepcon Plant, Henderson, Nevada, May 4, 1988; fire/explosion reconstruction analysis; small dryer building batch house; slag from welder's cutting torches; timeline analysis; combustion of plant fuels; thermal initiation; sympathetic detonation propagation