Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries, Second Edition, delivers the most current and comprehensive content for today’s process engineer. Process safety and petrochemical engineers inherently accept that there is a risk of explosions when working on process facilities such as plants and refineries. Yet many that enter this field do not have a fundamental starting point to understand the nature of explosions, and there are a lot of misconceptions and impartial information in the market.
Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries, Second Edition, answers this need by providing engineers and consultants a go-to reference and training guide to understand the principles of explosions, what causes them, and how to mitigate and prevent them from reoccurring. Enhanced to include new chapters on BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions), water vapor explosions, and destructive effects from accidental explosions, this guide continues to fulfill a comprehensive introduction to the subject, rounded out with new case studies, references, and a discussion on methods of hazard and risk analysis.
1. Chapter One. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter Two. Gas and Vapor Cloud Explosions - p. 9 3. 2.1. Combustion of Gases and Vapors - p. 9 4. 2.2. Ignition of Premixed Gas/Vapor and Air - p. 27 5. 2.3. Case Histories of Accidental Gas/Vapor Cloud Explosions - p. 72 6. 2.4. Means of Preventing and Mitigating/Controlling Gas/Vapor Explosions in the Process Industries - p. 103 7. Chapter Three. Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVEs) - p. 151 8. Chapter Four. Water-Vapor Explosions - p. 185 9. Chapter Five. Explosions of Clouds of Combustible Liquid Droplets in Air - p. 209 10. Chapter Six. Gas and Dust Explosions Caused by Smoldering Combustion in Powder Layers and Deposits - p. 233 11. Chapter Seven. Dust Explosions - p. 253 12. 7.1. What Is a Dust Explosion? - p. 253 13. 7.2. Combustion of Dust Clouds in Air - p. 258 14. 7.3. Ignition of Dust Clouds in Air - p. 286 15. 7.4. Case Histories of Dust Explosions - p. 310 16. 7.5. Means of Preventing and Mitigating Dust Explosions in the Process Industries - p. 354 17. Chapter Eight. Explosives, Pyrotechnics, and Propellants - p. 385 18. Chapter Nine. Destructive and Harmful Effects by Pressure, Solid Fragments, and Heat From Accidental Explosions - p. 421 19. Chapter Ten. Design of Electrical Apparatuses for Hazardous Areas - p. 455 20. Chapter Eleven. Review of Some Methods of Hazard and Risk Analysis - p. 501 21. References - p. 527 22. Index - p. 543
Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries, Second Edition, delivers the most current and comprehensive content for today’s process engineer. Process safety and petrochemical engineers inherently accept that there is a risk of explosions when working on process facilities such as plants and refineries. Yet many that enter this field do not have a fundamental starting point to understand the nature of explosions, and there are a lot of misconceptions and impartial information in the market.
Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries, Second Edition, answers this need by providing engineers and consultants a go-to reference and training guide to understand the principles of explosions, what causes them, and how to mitigate and prevent them from reoccurring. Enhanced to include new chapters on BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions), water vapor explosions, and destructive effects from accidental explosions, this guide continues to fulfill a comprehensive introduction to the subject, rounded out with new case studies, references, and a discussion on methods of hazard and risk analysis.
1. Chapter One. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter Two. Gas and Vapor Cloud Explosions - p. 9 3. 2.1. Combustion of Gases and Vapors - p. 9 4. 2.2. Ignition of Premixed Gas/Vapor and Air - p. 27 5. 2.3. Case Histories of Accidental Gas/Vapor Cloud Explosions - p. 72 6. 2.4. Means of Preventing and Mitigating/Controlling Gas/Vapor Explosions in the Process Industries - p. 103 7. Chapter Three. Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVEs) - p. 151 8. Chapter Four. Water-Vapor Explosions - p. 185 9. Chapter Five. Explosions of Clouds of Combustible Liquid Droplets in Air - p. 209 10. Chapter Six. Gas and Dust Explosions Caused by Smoldering Combustion in Powder Layers and Deposits - p. 233 11. Chapter Seven. Dust Explosions - p. 253 12. 7.1. What Is a Dust Explosion? - p. 253 13. 7.2. Combustion of Dust Clouds in Air - p. 258 14. 7.3. Ignition of Dust Clouds in Air - p. 286 15. 7.4. Case Histories of Dust Explosions - p. 310 16. 7.5. Means of Preventing and Mitigating Dust Explosions in the Process Industries - p. 354 17. Chapter Eight. Explosives, Pyrotechnics, and Propellants - p. 385 18. Chapter Nine. Destructive and Harmful Effects by Pressure, Solid Fragments, and Heat From Accidental Explosions - p. 421 19. Chapter Ten. Design of Electrical Apparatuses for Hazardous Areas - p. 455 20. Chapter Eleven. Review of Some Methods of Hazard and Risk Analysis - p. 501 21. References - p. 527 22. Index - p. 543
