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Fires and
Explosions
Fires and
Explosions can
be some of the
most costly of
all incident
phenomena.
BEC engineers
have decades of
experience and
knowledge in the
scientific
investigations
of the origin
and cause or
accident
reconstruction
of fires and
explosions. Our
investigative
engineers have
been challenged
with projects
ranging from
fire involving
consumer
products or
residential
flash fires to
catastrophic
refinery,
chemical plant
or industrial
fires and
explosions.
Clients
have included
major
petroleum/gas
and chemical
producers, major
food and
pharmaceuticals
producers, fuel
gas companies
and suppliers,
major law firms,
the United
States Chemical
Hazard and
Safety Board
(CSB) and have
aided The Bureau
of Alcohol
Tobacco and
Firearms (ATF).
Practice
areas include,
but are not
limited to:
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Fires or explosions involving residential, commercial, chemical plant, industrial, laboratory, transportation, heavy machinery or mining equipment.
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Fuel gas fires and explosions including propane, butane, natural gas, LP, LNG, hydrogen, mine gases and the piping and distribution systems, components and the thermal equipment utilized.
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Dust based explosions including coal, rubber, plastics, food products, wood dust, metal dust, grain dust or nano-particles.
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Fires or explosions involving uncontrolled chemical reactions or thermal runaway.
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Steam systems or boiler explosions.
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BLEVEs (boiling liquid evaporating vapor explosions) and aerosols.
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High temperature liquid metals or blast and arc furnace explosions.
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High explosives or chemical reactions leading to the unintended production of explosive materials.
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Fireworks and firearms.
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Fire suppressant systems (wet, dry, chemical).
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Fire Codes and standards (i.e. NFPA, OSHA, DOT, State and Federal)
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