@article{ref1,
title="A scheme for the classification of explosions in the chemical process industry",
journal="Journal of hazardous materials",
year="2010",
author="Abbasi, Tasneem and Pasman, H. J. and Abbasi, Sakineh A.",
volume="174",
number="1-3",
pages="270-280",
abstract="All process industry accidents fall under three broad categories-fire, explosion, and toxic release. Of these fire is the most common, followed by explosions. Within these broad categories occur a large number of sub-categories, each depicting a specific sub-type of a fire/explosion/toxic release. But whereas clear and self-consistent sub-classifications exist for fires and toxic releases, the situation is not as clear vis a vis explosions. In this paper the inconsistencies and/or shortcomings associated with the classification of different types of explosions, which are seen even in otherwise highly authentic and useful reference books on process safety, are reviewed. In its context a new classification is attempted which may, hopefully, provide a frame-of-reference for the future.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-3894",
doi="10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.047",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.047"
}