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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What Is an Explosion? Types of Explosions Covered in this Book -- 1.1.1 Nuclear Explosions -- 1.1.2 Pressure Vessel Bursts -- 1.1.3 Explosives -- 1.1.4 Closed Vessel Detonation -- 1.1.5 Steam Explosions -- 1.1.6 Closed Vessel Deflagrations -- 1.1.7 Building Deflagrations -- 1.1.8 Vapor Cloud Explosions -- 1.2 Controlling Parameters of a Combustible Gas/Vapor Explosion Hazard -- 1.3 Flame Propagation -- 1.4 Mixture Concentration - Definition of Flammability Limits |
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1.5 Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) and Auto Ignition Temperature (AIT) -- Exercise Problems -- Nomenclature -- Greek Symbols -- Subscripts -- Other Notations -- References -- Chapter 2 Synopses of Explosion Incidents -- 2.1 Hydrogen Cylinder Trailer Module Explosion -- 2.2 Nylon Flock Dust Explosion -- 2.3 Flammable Vapor Explosion at Ink and Paint Manufacturing Plant -- 2.4 Jahn Foundry Dust Explosion -- 2.5 Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Explosion -- Nomenclature -- Subscripts -- Other Notations -- References -- Chapter 3 Explosion in a Closed Vessel -- 3.1 Introduction |
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3.2 The Movement of a Flame in a Premixed Gas-Air Mixture -- 3.3 Explosion Pressure Rise vs. Time in a Confined Vessel (Theory) -- 3.4 The Closed Vessel as an Experimental Platform for Standard Testing -- 3.5 Influence of Flame Wrinkling, Turbulence, and Dust on Flame Propagation -- Nomenclature -- Greek Symbols -- Subscripts -- Other Notations -- References -- Chapter 4 Explosion in a Vented Vessel -- 4.1 Introduction: How Does Pressure Develop in a Vented Vessel? -- 4.2 Explosion in a Vented Vessel Neglecting Transient Effects -- 4.3 Pressure Generation in a Vented Vessel with Transient Effects |
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4.4 Flame Instabilities -- 4.5 Flame Front Turbulence and the Concept of Turbulent Burning Velocity ST -- 4.5.1 What Happens with Dust? -- 4.6 Pressures Generated in Vented Vessels - Experiments -- 4.6.1 Influence of Ignition Location -- 4.6.2 Effect of Obstacles -- 4.6.3 Influence of Vent Size and Turbulence with Obstacles -- 4.6.4 Influence of Turbulence with Vented Dust Explosions -- 4.7 Modeling Pressure Generated as a Function of Time in a Vented Vessel -- 4.7.1 Conservation of Mass -- 4.7.2 Expression for m‾u in Terms of P -- 4.7.3 Expression for m‾b in Terms of P |
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4.7.4 Expression for m‾v in Terms of P -- 4.7.5 Conservation of Energy: Expression for Vb in Terms of P -- 4.7.6 Final Equations for the Model -- 4.7.6.1 Calculation of Total Enthalpy of the Gas-Air Mixture -- 4.7.6.2 Burning Velocity -- 4.8 Pressure Developed Outside the Enclosure -- 4.9 Vent Design in Engineering Codes and Standards -- Nomenclature -- Greek Symbols -- Subscripts -- Superscript -- Other Notations -- References -- Chapter 5 Accumulation of a Flammable Mixture in an Enclosure -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Gas Filling in an Enclosure with Forced Ventilation |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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5.3 Gas Filling in an Enclosure with Passive Ventilation |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Zalosh, Robert G
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| ISBN |
9783527833375 |
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3527833374 |
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3527833366 |
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9783527833368 |
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