{"product_id":"guidelines-for-vapor-cloud-explosion-pressure-vessel-burst-bleve-and-flash-fire-hazards-hardback-9780470251478","title":"Guidelines for Vapor Cloud Explosion, Pressure Vessel Burst, BLEVE, and Flash Fire Hazards (Hardback) 9780470251478","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGuidelines for Vapor Cloud Explosion, Pressure Vessel Burst, BLEVE, and Flash Fire Hazards\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCCPS (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470251478, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 15.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.726 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Heavily illustrated with photos, charts, tables, and diagrams, this manual is an essential tool for safety, insurance, regulatory, and engineering students and professionals.\" (Forbes.com, 27 October 2010)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosions (BLEVEs) for practicing engineers. It has been updated to include advanced modeling technology, especially with respect to vapor cloud modeling and the use of computational fluid dynamics. The text also reviews past experimental and theoretical research and methods to estimate consequences. Heavily illustrated with photos, charts, tables, and diagrams, this manual is an essential tool for safety, insurance, regulatory, and engineering students and professionals.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Tables.  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Flash Fires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Vapor Cloud Explosions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Pressure Vessel Bursts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. BLEVEs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Prediction methodologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. CASE HISTORIES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Historical experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Flash fires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Vapor Cloud Explosions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Pressure Vessel Burst.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. BLEVE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. BASIC CONCEPTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Atmospheric Vapor Cloud Dispersion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Ignition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Thermal Radiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Explosions — VCE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Blast Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. FLASH FIRES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Overview of Experimental Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Flash-Fire Radiation Models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. Sample Calculations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. Vapor Cloud Deflagration Theory and Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. Vapor Cloud Detonation Theory and Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. VCE Prediction Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5. Sample problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. PRESSURE VESSEL BURSTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. Mechanism of a PVB.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2. Scaling Laws Used in PVB Analyses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3. Blast Eeffects of Pressure-Vessel Bursts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4. Methods for Predicting Blast Effects from Vessel Bursts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5. Fragments from a PVB.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6. Predicting Fragment Effects from Vessel Bursts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BLEVES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2. Definition of a BLEVE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3. Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4. BLEVE Consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5. Analytical Models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6. Sample Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. 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