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Causes and consequences of thermal runaway incidents - Will they ever be avoided? / Saada, R.; Patel, D.; Saha, B.
In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol. 97, 30.09.2015, p. 109-115.

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Saada, R, Patel, D & Saha, B 2015, 'Causes and consequences of thermal runaway incidents - Will they ever be avoided?', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 97, pp. 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2015.02.005

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Saada, R., Patel, D., & Saha, B. (2015). Causes and consequences of thermal runaway incidents - Will they ever be avoided? Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 97, 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2015.02.005

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Saada R, Patel D, Saha B. Causes and consequences of thermal runaway incidents - Will they ever be avoided? Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 2015 Sept 30;97:109-115. Epub 2015 Sept 14. doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2015.02.005

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Saada, R. ; Patel, D. ; Saha, B. / Causes and consequences of thermal runaway incidents - Will they ever be avoided?. In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 2015 ; Vol. 97. pp. 109-115.

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