Jet fires and the domino effect

被引：133

作者：

Gomez-Mares, Mercedes ^{[1
]}

Zarate, Luis ^{[2
]}

Casal, Joaquim ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Politecn Cataluna, Dept Chem Engn, CERTEC, E-08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

[2] Univ Popular Autonoma Estado Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

来源：

FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL | 2008年 / 43卷 / 08期

关键词：

Jet fire; Domino effect; Major accident;

D O I：

10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.01.002

中图分类号：

TU [建筑科学];

学科分类号：

0813 ;

摘要：

The direct effects of a jet fire are among the least severe of the diverse fire accidents that can occur in industrial installations or in the transportation of hazardous materials. However, jet fires often affect equipment (e.g., a pipe or tank) that may subsequently fail and ultimately amplify the scale of the accident. This process, known as the domino effect, can have severe consequences in accidents that involve a jet fire. However, no studies have been carried out on its significance. A survey performed on data taken from several accidents databases has revealed the most frequent accident sequences. In 50% of the reported cases involving a jet fire, an additional event with severe effects also occurred. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：583 / 588

页数：6