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Fse-bleve-v2.svg (SVG file, nominally 900 × 600 pixels, file size: 8 KB)
Summary
Typical BLEVE sequence: a primary fire heats the vessel for several minutes until the shell bursts; the flashing liquid then causes a blast, fragments and, for flammable contents, a fireball. Based on Barry (2002), p. 5-184, and Iqbal and Salley (2004), pp. 5-15 and F-8.
Original vector illustration for BLEVE, level 2 Intermediate.
- Source basis: Barry (2002), p. 5-184 (primary fire, pressure rise, shell weakens, bursts, fireball, 8 to 15 minutes); Iqbal and Salley (2004), p. 5-15 (blast waves, projectile, fireball) and p. F-8 (pressure wave, fragments thrown considerable distances); Beyler (2002a), p. 3-302 (flash evaporation, vapour cloud)
- Alt text: Flowchart: fire exposure heats the vessel, pressure rises and the shell weakens, the vessel bursts, the liquid flashes, giving blast, fragments and a fireball.
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| current | 17:40, 2 November 2026 | | 900 × 600 (8 KB) | Lisa (talk | contribs) | Watermark: Fire Safety Academy logo icon, 70 px, 45 % opacity |
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