Document ID (ISN) | 60528 |
CIS number |
93-1317 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0009-286X - Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik |
Year |
1992 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Broeckmann B., Schecker H.G. |
Title |
"Boil over" in burning mineral oil tanks |
Original title |
"Boil over" in brennenden Mineralöltanks [in German] |
Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1992, Vol.64, No.3, p.271-273. Illus. 4 ref. |
Abstract |
In a burning mineral oil storage tank boil over is caused by evaporation of mineral oil components, such as water, with low boiling point. The arising water vapour causes the eruption of burning fuel droplets to great distances. The mechanisms leading to a boil over were studied with crude oil, gas oil and solvent naphtha in cylindrical tanks with a diameter of 1m and heights of 0.3 and 0.5m. Methods for preventing a boil over were derived from the results. These methods include: cooling of the tank walls, alteration of fuel viscosity and, in fuels such as solvent naphtha, the substitution of water by methanol or ethanol. |
Descriptors (primary) |
solvent naphtha; flame spread; mineral oils; fire research; gas oil; fire protection; experimental determination; liquid fires |
Descriptors (secondary) |
fire; storage tanks; fuel tanks |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Fires
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