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Experimental study on boiling liquid expansion in a CO2 vessel.

Author(s) : PETTERSEN J.

Summary

Theory predicts that a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE) or Boiling Liquid Collapsed Bubble Explosion (BLCBE) may occur when a vessel containing pressurised saturated liquid is rapidly depressurized, e.g. due to a crack or initial rupture. The sudden depressurisation leads to explosive vaporization and a transient overpressure peak that may burst the vessel. The paper provides results from an experimental study aimed at clarifying the possible occurrence of BLEVE/BLCBE in CO2 systems.

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  • Original title: Experimental study on boiling liquid expansion in a CO2 vessel.
  • Record ID : 2003-2137
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 2002/09/17
  • Source: Source: Proc. 5th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conf. nat. Working Fluids, Guangzhou/ C. R. Conf. Guangzhou, IIF
    2002-5; sess. 1; pap. 12; 106-113; fig.; tabl.; 9 ref.

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