Flow Fields Produced by Pipeline Explosions,

Abstract

The accidental bursting of a high-pressure gas pipeline has been modelled both in the laboratory using a special variant of shock tube with a wall-mounted diaphragm and by computation. The effect of bursting time and driver gas properties on the flow at various points in the vicinity of the burst has been studied and recommendations have been drawn up in relation to hazard avoidance.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP000300

Entities

People

  • D. G. Edwards
  • R. M. Smith

Organizations

  • University of Surrey

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Explosions
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • High Pressure
  • Pipelines
  • Pipes
  • Shock Tubes
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Tubes

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.