Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 06/19/2014 - 11:26
The indoor fire induced by gas leakages can cause a lot of property losses and fatalities. One of the primary fire reasons is the explosion caused by the leaked gas concentrated within the explosive limits and an ignition source offered. In the paper, the characteristics of indoor gas leakages are disscussed and the theoretical models of the release rate and diffusion of gas are presented firstly.