Practice question

What is BLEVE?

  1. Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion — rupture of a pressure vessel containing a liquefied gas at superheated temperature
  2. Backflash Liquid Emergency Vapor Event
  3. A type of decon corridor station
  4. An EPA permit classification

Answer: A — Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion — rupture of a pressure vessel containing a liquefied gas at superheated temperature

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