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BLEVE: a standalone construct

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Process safety

explosive rupture of a vessel holding liquid above its boiling point, with rapid flashing of the liquid and often a fireball.

In process safety, BLEVE refers to explosive rupture of a vessel holding liquid above its boiling point, with rapid flashing of the liquid and often a fireball. This meaning comes from Abbasi (2007) in Journal of Hazardous Materials.[1]

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References

Abbasi, T., & Abbasi, S. (2007). The boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE): Mechanism, consequence assessment, management. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 141(3), 489-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.056

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