01607nab a2200205 4500 20260520004404.0 260224s2012 xxu Ogle, Russell A. 52448 Ramirez, Juan C. 52449 Smyth, Suzanne A. 52450 Calculating the explosion energy of a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion using exergy analysis mar. 2012 23/04/2012 ; 23/04/2012 3 p. ; 51-54 Transcripción del resumen del autor: Following the work of Crowl on calculating the energy of explosions using exergy (thermodynamic availability), we examine the explosion energy of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosions (BLEVEs). A number of investigators have proposed schemes for calculating the maximum work that a BLEVE can perform on its surroundings. Their proposed evaluation schemes yield varying results because they depend significantly on the precise specification of the thermodynamic path taken by the vaporizing, expanding mass. We demonstrate how to evaluate the maximum theoretical work associated with a BLEVE as a function of the fluid's thermodynamic properties and its equation of state. Finally, we give numerical examples to compare the availability of a BLEVE with some of the proposed schemes suggested by others. The advantage of using exergy analysis to evaluate the maximum work of a BLEVE is based on the rigorous and unambiguous definition for exergy. 1 Process safety progress 31 ARTICULO 187078 187078 0 0 0 0 254897 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-06 200059183 0 200059183 2026-03-06 00:16:42 2026-03-06 ARTICULO