Explosion Hazards Associated with Spills of Large Quantities of Hazardous Materials. Phase II.

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Abstract:

This report documents the results of Phase II of a program aimed at quantifying the explosion hazards associated with spills of large quantities of hazardous material such as liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. The principal results of this phase of the work are a quantitative empirical description of the burning behavior in fuel-air mixtures, an examination of flame acceleration processes, the observation that, in 17 large scale burn tests, no transition to detonation occurred, and that methane-air mixtures cannot be detonated with moderate size solid explosive boosters. Author

Author(s):
Lind, C. D. ; Whitson, J. C.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CALIF
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Supplementary Note:
See also Phase 1, AD-A001 242.
Pagination:
0040

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
USCG-D-85-77
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DOT-CG-34095-A
Monitor Series:
D-85-77
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.2.1_Information Sharing; JCA_6.2.2_Computing Services; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1_Force Support
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*TRANSPORTATION, *HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, *FUEL AIR EXPLOSIVES, *LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, HAZARDS, VAPORS, EXPLOSIONS, TEST METHODS, FUEL AIR RATIO, FLAME PROPAGATION, BURNING RATE, WATER TRAFFIC, DETONATIONS, SPILLING, WATERWAYS, EXPLOSIVE GASES, FLAMMABILITY, ACCIDENTS, DEFLAGRATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Safety Engineering, Ammunition and Explosives
Keyword(s):
Vapor clouds
Report Date:
1977 Nov 01