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UVCE unconfined vapour cloud

These are gas fires accompanied by an explosion, which causes mechanical damage as well as thermal damage. The nature of the explosion is different according to whether it takes place in a confined space, which is the general case of domestic gas explosions in buildings, or in an unconfined environment, when organic vapours spread in the atmosphere (UVCE = Unconfined Vapour Cloud Explosion) an example of this is the FLIXBOROUGH accident which is described below. [Pg.16]

Explosion a confined vapour cloud explosion (CVCE) can result from ignition of vapour within a building or equipment a boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE) can result when unvented containers of flammable chemicals burst with explosive violence as a result of the build-up of internal pressure unconfined vapour cloud explosion (UVCE) can result from ignition of a very large vapour or gas/air cloud... [Pg.196]

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