Venting deflagrations—theory and practice

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Plant/Operations ProgressVolume 3, Issue 2 p. 89-93 Article Venting deflagrations—theory and practice Ian Swift, Ian Swift Fauske & Associates, Inc., Burr Ridge, Ill. 60521 Ian Swift: earned his Ph.D. degree from Leeds University, England, in 1975. He has been active in process safety work at Union Carbide's Safety Research Laboratory and more recently as Principal Research Scientist at American Cyanamid's Hazard Evaluation Laboratory. His research interests cover all aspects of process safety including emergency venting, combustion and explosion phenomena and dust explosibility. He was Technical Chairman of AIChE's Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS), is a Director of AIChE Safety and Health Division, is Chairman of ASTM E-27 Committee on Hazard Potential of Chemicals, a member of NFPA 68 Committee on Explosion Venting and a member Area 11a Committee on Loss Prevention.Search for more papers by this author Ian Swift, Ian Swift Fauske & Associates, Inc., Burr Ridge, Ill. 60521 Ian Swift: earned his Ph.D. degree from Leeds University, England, in 1975. He has been active in process safety work at Union Carbide's Safety Research Laboratory and more recently as Principal Research Scientist at American Cyanamid's Hazard Evaluation Laboratory. His research interests cover all aspects of process safety including emergency venting, combustion and explosion phenomena and dust explosibility. He was Technical Chairman of AIChE's Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS), is a Director of AIChE Safety and Health Division, is Chairman of ASTM E-27 Committee on Hazard Potential of Chemicals, a member of NFPA 68 Committee on Explosion Venting and a member Area 11a Committee on Loss Prevention.Search for more papers by this author First published: April 1984 https://doi.org/10.1002/prsb.720030210Citations: 6 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume3, Issue2April 1984Pages 89-93 RelatedInformation