INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF LPG ESCAPING INTO THE OPEN AIR--1. INTRODUCTION. TEST CONDITIONS AND EQUIPMENT. EXPERIMENTS WITH GASEOUS PROPANE.

Concentration profile measurements and ignition tests on propane stored at 5-6 atm and escaping at a rate of 30-300 kg/hr against, into, and at 90 to 0-7 m/sec winds showed that the maximum distance at which an escaping quantity of 200-300 kg/hr will ignite is 2-3 m from the leak.

• Corporate Authors:

  Industrieverlag von Hernhaussen KG

  Hamburg,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Luetzke, K
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 165-172
• Serial:
  • Erdoel und Kohle, Erdgas, Petrochemie
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Industrieverlag von Hernhaussen KG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Explosions; Flammability tests; Liquefied natural gas; Pipeline safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Fire testing; Lng explosions
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056319
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM