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Glossary
Confined vapour cloud explosion (VCE)
Type of explosion in a liquefied hydrocarbon or other flammable gas cloud in a confined space, such as vessels, pipelines, buildings, etc. The expanding of combustion products inside the container results in a major explosion and possible damage to personnel as well as to the industrial facilities.
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