Atmospheric Dispersion of Flammable Gases and Pollutants

Abstract

Explosions involving gaseous fuels, vapors, dust, and condensed phase materials have been discussed in the earlier chapters. The release of fuel gas or vapor into the ambient from leaks in pipelines conveying gaseous fuel and volatile liquid fuels at high pressures and from spills of gaseous and liquid fuels from fuel storages vessels, oil rigs and refineries, and chemical process industries could form explosive gas clouds in the atmosphere.