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PB220587

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	Burgess, D. S.; Zabetakis, M. G.
Page Count	34
Abstract	The report summarizes the incidents that preceded the December 9, 1970, propane-air explosion in Port Hudson, Missouri, and then attempts to establish the nature of the explosion from the ensuing events. Special emphasis is given to possible ignition sources, the distribution of flammable vapors, and the analysis of blast damage. Both near and far-field damage indicated that this explosion may be attributed to the detonation of propane in air with an energy release equivalent to that from about 50 tons of detonating TNT. (Author)
Keywords	Propane Explosions Accident investigations Gas pipelines Explosion effects Firestorms Ignition Leakage Port Hudson(Missouri)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Pittsburgh Mining and Safety Research Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Rept. of Investigations.
NTIS Issue Number	197314

Detonation of a Flammable Cloud Following a Propane Pipeline Break. The December 9, 1970, Explosion in Port Hudson, Mo.

Detonation of a Flammable Cloud Following a Propane Pipeline Break. The December 9, 1970, Explosion in Port Hudson, Mo.
PB220587

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	Burgess, D. S.; Zabetakis, M. G.
Page Count	34
Abstract	The report summarizes the incidents that preceded the December 9, 1970, propane-air explosion in Port Hudson, Missouri, and then attempts to establish the nature of the explosion from the ensuing events. Special emphasis is given to possible ignition sources, the distribution of flammable vapors, and the analysis of blast damage. Both near and far-field damage indicated that this explosion may be attributed to the detonation of propane in air with an energy release equivalent to that from about 50 tons of detonating TNT. (Author)
Keywords	Propane Explosions Accident investigations Gas pipelines Explosion effects Firestorms Ignition Leakage Port Hudson(Missouri)
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Pittsburgh Mining and Safety Research Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Rept. of Investigations.
NTIS Issue Number	197314