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Document ID (ISN)53580
CIS number 90-598
ISBN(s) 3-329-00170-2
Year 1988
Convention or series no. Brandschutz Explosionsschutz 17
Title Fire prevention, explosion prevention - Research and practice
Original title Brandschutz, Explosionsschutz - Aus Forschung und Praxis [in German]
Bibliographic information Staatsverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Otto-Grotewohl-Str. 17, DDR-1086 Berlin, 1988. 224p. Illus. Bibl. Price: DDM 5.80.
Abstract The booklet contains four scientific papers which deal with the following subjects: escape of gases, vapours, liquids and dusts during plant operation and relief and evacuation processes; hazards due to liquefied gases and selection and dimensioning of safety valves; safety engineering indices as rules in fire and explosion protection; heat-mass transmission in the case of indoor fires.
Descriptors (primary) fire behaviour; flammable limits; flame spread; liquefied gases; fire prevention; safety valves; explosion protection; explosion prevention; fire protection; explosive limits
Descriptors (secondary) German Democratic Republic; fire; flashpoints; pressure limiting devices; ignition energy; dangerous equipment; ignition temperatures
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Explosions
Fires