Explosion hazards in the process industries:

Explosions in the process industries injure or kill hundreds, if not thousands, of workers every year. They occur in process plants, refineries, platforms, and pipelines all over the world. Millions of dollars are spent repairing damages, replacing equipment and rebuilding facilities in the wake of...

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Main Author: Eckhoff, Rolf K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Houston, TX Gulf Pub. © 2005
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Online Access:FLA01
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Summary:Explosions in the process industries injure or kill hundreds, if not thousands, of workers every year. They occur in process plants, refineries, platforms, and pipelines all over the world. Millions of dollars are spent repairing damages, replacing equipment and rebuilding facilities in the wake of this destruction. This book explores different types of explosions that can occur in a facility and the necessary steps to guard against them. A clear set of preventative measures, rules and standards combine to make this book a convenient guide to real-world applications. Additional theoretical issues in the use of probabilistic equations and scenarios make this book an absolute necessity for process industry safety
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-428) and index
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 439 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780976511342
0976511347

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