gas explosion
41explosion*/ — [ɪkˈspləʊʒ(ə)n] noun [C] 1) an occasion when something such as a bomb explodes a gas/nuclear explosion[/ex] The explosion could be heard for miles around.[/ex] 2) a very large increase in something over a very short period of time a population… …
42explosion limit, flammability limit — The highest or lowest concentration of a flammable gas or vapor in air that will explode or burn readily when ignited. This limit is usually expressed as a volume percent of gas or vapor in air.explosive range, flammability range The set of… …
43explosión — f. Acto de estallar, de reventar con estruendo una cosa. Dilatación repentina de un gas sin que se rompa el cuerpo que lo contiene como ocurre al disparar las armas de fuego o en ciertos motores. fig. Manifestación súbita y violenta de algunos… …
442010 Connecticut power plant explosion — Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 72°35′44″W / 41.5536°N 72.5956°W / 41.5536; 72.5956 …
45Humberto Vidal Explosion — The Humberto Vidal Explosion (sometimes also referred to as the Río Piedras Explosion) was a gas explosion that occurred on November 21, 1996 on the Humberto Vidal shoe store located in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. The explosion killed 33 and… …
462006 Falk Corporation explosion — The 2006 Falk Corporation explosion refers to a large and fatal propane gas explosion at the Falk Corporation facility in the industrial Menomonee River Valley neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on December 6, 2006. Three people were… …
472008 Western Australian gas crisis — The Western Australian gas crisis is a significant and widespread disruption to natural gas supply in Western Australia, caused by a pipeline rupture and explosion at a processing plant on Varanus Island, off the state s north west coast on 3… …
482007 Glorietta explosion — Infobox News event caption=The site of the explosion in Glorietta. date=19 October 2007 time=1:25 PM PST place=Makati City, Philippines casualties1=11 dead casualties2=129 injuredThe 2007 Glorietta explosion occurred in the Glorietta 2 section of …
49Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation natural gas pipeline explosion and fire — The Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion and Fire occurred in Edison, New Jersey on March 23, 1994 where a 36 diameter natural gas pipeline broke and exploded into flames next to the Durham Woods apartment complex …
50Liquefied natural gas — Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL). Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas (primarily methane, CH4) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport. Liquefied natural gas takes up about 1/600th the… …
