EXPLOSION HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH SPILLS OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. PHASE I

The report documents the results of Phase I of a program whose object is to quantify the explosion hazards associated with spills of large quantities of hazardous material such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or ethylene. The principal results are (1) a phenomenological description of a spill, (2) an examination of the detonation properties of methane, (3) a qualitative theory of non-ideal explosions, and (4) a plan for Phase II of the study.

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Weapons Center

  China Lake, CA  United States 

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Lind, C D
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Explosions; Fires; Hazardous materials; Ignition systems; Liquefied natural gas; Liquefied petroleum gas; Railroad safety; Spills (Pollution); Tank cars
• Old TRIS Terms: Lng explosions; Lng ignition; Lng spills; Tank car safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-34095
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1976 12:00AM