tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post2394608049364840235..comments2023-10-31T02:43:39.094-07:00Comments on The Peripatetic Engineer: Fighting Oil Field Fires with ArtilleryPeripatetic Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-50563799163215837992015-12-16T19:01:21.809-08:002015-12-16T19:01:21.809-08:00Yep, a novel way, and it DID prevent BLEVEs...Yep, a novel way, and it DID prevent BLEVEs...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-12707927324039042015-12-16T11:48:01.099-08:002015-12-16T11:48:01.099-08:00That would be the best way to prevent a BLEVE, Boi...That would be the best way to prevent a BLEVE, Boiling Liquid, Expanding Vapour Explosion. Red Adair made his fortune fighting oil rig fires with explosives by first removing any hot metal from the site and then using dynamite to create a shock wave to blow the flame out. <br /><br />Al_in_Ottawa<br /><br />There's some neat videos on youtube if you search for BLEVEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com