Document ID (ISN) | 68677 |
CIS number |
97-607 |
ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1242-2 |
Year |
1996 |
Convention or series no. |
OTH 94 450
|
Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Kuwait Scientific Mission - Volume 1: Mission Overview, July 1992 |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1996. 77p. Illus. 1 ref. Price: GBP 40.00. |
Abstract |
This report describes a project to collect data on the characteristics of real hydrocarbon fires burning in the oil fields of Kuwait during 1991. An introduction to oil industry fire hazards is presented followed by descriptions of the oil well fires in Kuwait and the fire monitoring and data collection activities. Comprehensive, but uninterpreted, data for seven jet fires are provided. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Kuwait; petroleum and natural gas industry; fire hazards |
Descriptors (secondary) |
fire behaviour |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
Browse category(ies) |
Fires Petroleum and natural gas industry
|