Gas explosion handbook

Abstract The handbook gives a brief introduction to gas explosion safety, based on current knowledge of the subject and on experience in applying this knowledge to practical problems in the industry. The handbook consists of four major parts: The sections in the first part “Introduction” contain the description and physics of gas explosion phenomena, definitions and loss experience. Under “Background and Basics”, cloud formation, gas explosions, blast waves and structural response are described. The part “Practical Aspects” relates the information presented in “Background and Basics” to different industrial situations. The final part on “Tools and Analysis” focuses on what one can do to improve gas explosion safety.

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