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  title info:
    title: Understanding explosions
  name:
    name part: Crowl, Daniel A.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    place:
      place term: New York
    publisher: Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
    date issued: ©2003
    date issued: 2003
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: There are many different types of explosions, each with its own complex mechanism. Understanding explosions is important in preventing them. This reference provides valuable information on explosions for everyone involved in the operation, design, maintenance, and management of chemical processes, helping enhance understanding of the nature of explosions and the practical methods required to prevent them from occurring. The text includes: Fundamental basis for explosions Explosive and flammable behavior and characteristics of materials Different types of explosions Fire a.
  table of contents: Understanding Explosions; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Accident Loss History; 1.2. The Accident Process (AIChE, 2000); 1.3. A Case History-Flixborough, England; 1.4. Hazard Identification and Evaluation; 1.5. Inherently Safer Design; 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS; 2.1. Gases and Vapors; 2.1.1. Flammability Diagram; 2.1.2. Estimating Flammability Limits; 2.1.3. Temperature Effect on Flammability; 2.1.4. Pressure Effect on Flammability; 2.1.5. Flammability of Gaseous Mixtures; 2.1.6. Minimum Ignition Energies; 2.1.7. Autoignition Temperature
  table of contents: 2.1.8. Example Applications2.2. Liquids; 2.2.1. Flashpoints of Mixtures of Liquids; 2.2.2. Example Applications; 2.3. Aerosols and Mists; 2.4. Dusts; 2.5. Hybrid Mixtures; 2.6. Kinetics and Thermochemistry; 2.6.1. Calculated Adiabatic Flame Temperatures (CAFT); 2.6.2. Example Application; 2.7. Gas Dynamics; 2.7.1. Detonations and Deflagrations; 2.7.2. Estimating Peak Side-on Overpressures; 2.7.3. Example Applications; 2.7.4. Pressure Piling and Deflagration to Detonation Transition; 2.8. Physical Explosions; 2.8.1. BLEVEs; 2.8.2. Rapid Phase Transition Explosions; 2.9. Vapor Cloud Explosions
  table of contents: 2.9.1. TNT Equivalency2.9.2. TNO Multi-Energy Method; 2.9.3. Baker-Strehlow-Tang Method (AIChE, 1999a); 2.9.4. Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD) Method; 2.9.5. Example Applications; 2.10. Runaway Reactions; 2.10.1. Steady-State and Dynamic Reactor Behavior; 2.10.2. Experimental Characterization; 2.11. Condensed Phase Explosions; 2.12. Fireballs, Pool, Flash, and Jet Fires; 2.13. Explosion Effects; 2.13.1. Thermal Exposure; 2.13.2. Overpressure Exposure; 2.14. Ignition Sources; 2.14.1. Static Electricity; 3 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF EXPLOSIONS; 3.1. Additional References
  table of contents: 3.2. Inherently Safer Design3.3. Using the Flammability Diagram to Avoid Flammable Atmospheres; 3.4. Inerting and Purging; 3.4.1. Vacuum Purging; 3.4.2. Pressure Purging; 3.4.3. Combined Pressure-Vacuum Purging; 3.4.4. Sweep Purging; 3.4.5. Siphon Purging; 3.4.6. Advantages and Disadvantages of the Various Inerting Procedures; 3.4.7. Inert Gas Blanketing of Storage Vessels; 3.4.8. Inert Purging and Blanketing during Drumming Operations; 3.5. Example Application; 3.6. Explosion Venting; 3.7. Grounding and Bonding; 3.8. Ventilation; 3.9. Sprinkler and Deluge Systems
  table of contents: 3.10. Charging and Drumming Flammable Liquids3.11. Example Application; 3.12. Charging Powders; 3.13. Electrical Equipment in Hazardous (Classified) Areas; 3.13.1. Protection Techniques; Appendix A DETAILED EQUATIONS FOR FLAMMABILITY DIAGRAMS; Part A: Equations Useful for Gas Mixtures; Part B: Equations Useful for Placing Vessels Into and Out of Service; Appendix B EQUATIONS FOR DETERMINING THE ENERGY OF EXPLOSION; B.1. Example Application; Appendix C FLAMMABILITY DATA FOR SELECTED MATERIALS; Appendix D PROCEDURE FOR EXAMPLE 3.2; Appendix E COMBUSTION DATA FOR DUST CLOUDS; REFERENCES
  note: Daniel A. Crowl.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index.
  subject:
    topic: Chemical processes
    topic: Safety measures
  subject:
    topic: Explosions
  subject:
    topic: Combustion
  subject:
    topic: Explosions
  classification: TP150.S24 C764 2003
  classification: 660/.2804
  classification: VN 5480
  identifier: 9780470925287
  identifier: 0470925280
  identifier: 9780816907793
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: NhCcYBP
    record creation date: 030228
    record change date: 20260214203550.8
    record identifier: in00004678510
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng