Thermo-kinetic explosions: Safety first or safety last?

• Published in: Physics of fluids (1994) Vol. 33; no. 3
• Main Author: Cartwright, Julyan H. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Dockland areas; Explosions; Fluid dynamics; Fluid mechanics; Industrial safety; Physics; Thermodynamics

Gas and vapor explosions have been involved in industrial accidents since the beginnings of industry. A century ago, at 11:55 am on Friday September 24, 1920, the petroleum barge Warwick exploded in London's docklands and seven men were killed. Understanding what happened when it blew up as it...