Fires in silos : hazards, prevention, and fire fighting /
Providing many lessons learned from past silo fires coupled with in-depth knowledge from experts, this book explains current prevention measures in detail -- helping to prevent future damage. It covers numerous types of fire detection devices and fire fighting equipment, backed by extensive data tab...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Weinheim :
Wiley-VCH,
[2009]
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| Series: | Wiley online library.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Providing many lessons learned from past silo fires coupled with in-depth knowledge from experts, this book explains current prevention measures in detail -- helping to prevent future damage. It covers numerous types of fire detection devices and fire fighting equipment, backed by extensive data tables listing fire and explosion characteristics of bulk materials, color photographs of silos on fire and documentation of firefighters' actions. In addition, diagrams and formulas as well as pre-prepared check lists are included for risk assessment and fire fighting actions. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 144 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3527623817 (electronic bk.) 3527623825 6612021772 9783527623815 (electronic bk.) 9783527623822 9786612021770 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9783527623822 |