While doing some a BLEVE risk assessment I came across this 2007 research paper that I thought was an incredible read. If you are one who works with BLEVE risk this is a MUST READ; if you’re someone who finds BLEVEs interesting and wants to learn the inner workings of a BLEVE, this paper breaks it down and challenges each failure mode (hot vs. cold BLEVE). During a BLEVE there is a LOT happening inside the vessel and EACH factor plays into the timing and severity of the BLEVE; this paper makes sense of these factors and really does a nice job breaking it all down.
CLICK HERE (pdf) for the paper in English