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Underground Natural Gas Migration and Explosion in a Bakery

An explosion and fire occurred in the basement of a bakery in Fresno (California), causing extensive damage to the contents in storage. Leaks were discovered at several locations in a four-inch gas main under the streets adjacent to the bakery. APTECH was hired to perform a gas migration and explosion analysis. Through our analysis, we were able to conclude which gas pipe leak was the cause for the amount of gas which accumulated in the basement and exploded, causing the observed damage.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Gas migration analysis, failure analysis, chemical process analysis, heat transfer & thermodynamics, combustion, fuel science, industrial fires and explosions.

Richard Schreiber, P.E.		Machinery and mechanical device failure analysis, mechanical testing, combustion and heat transfer, industrial fires and explosions, gas appliances.

Eric Sullivan, P.E.		Metallurgy, welding, failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, equipment, piping.

Geoffrey Egan, Ph.D.		Engineering mechanics, welding engineering, stress and fatigue analysis, risk analysis, nondestructive examination, project management.