Process and Plant Safety Through Examples from Theory and Industry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauptmanns, Ulrich.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Cuvillier Verlag, 2025.

Summary:

The present collection of calculation examples is based on the authors experience inteaching and his subsequent activity as a consultant to industry. It combines theoreticalquestions with practical problems, which arise, for example, when preparing safetyreports or determining appropriate safety distances.Emphasis was placed on choosing the examples such that they can be solved with simpleresources. This does not mean a rejection of computer programs but results from theconviction that a better understanding of the context is promoted by following theindividual steps of the calculations. This understanding is a prerequisite for theappropriate use of computer codes, which is often indispensable. The only exception isthe program for treating atmospheric dispersion of the VDI that is generally used. Itprovides several results for problems dealing with appropriate safety distances.Although all the sections start with a short introduction to the material presented, thiscollection does not replace the use of textbooks and original papers.The following areas are addressed: Hazardous properties of materials Exothermic and pressure-generating reactions Safe design and operation of industrial plants Occupational safety Process control Protection of equipment Event tree analysis Fault tree and Marcov analyses Consequences of accidents Functional safety Appropriate safety distancesThe results are presented with numerous digits behind the decimal point solely in orderto facilitate their reproduction. Existing modelling and data uncertainties mostly warrantthe indication of just one digit behind the decimal point. They are apart from thestochastic behaviour of parameters the justification for employing safety factors andpessimistic assessments.

Contents:

Intro

1. Hazardous Properties of Materials

1.1 Flammability

1.2 Explosion Limits

1.3 Minimum Ignition Energy

1.4 Adiabatic Flame Temperature

1.5 Explosions

1.6 Explosives

1.7 Probit Method

References for Chapter 1

2. Exothermic and Pressure-GeneratingReactions

2.1 Adiabatic Temperature Rise

2.2 Transient Behaviour and Runaway of Reactions

2.3 Autocatalytic Reactions

References for Chapter 2

3. Safe Design and Operation of IndustrialPlants

3.1 Inherent Safety

3.2 Strength of Materials

3.3 Safe Operation

3.4 Self-heating and Self-ignition

3.5 Static Electricity as Ignition Source

3.6 Electrostatic Charging

References for Chapter 3

4. Occupational Safety

References for Chapter 4

5. Process Control

References for Chapter 5

6. Protection of Equipment

6.1 Dimensioning of relief equipment

6.2 Pressure Changes in Containments

References for Chapter 6

7. Event Tree Analysis

References for Chapter 7

8. Fault tree and Markov Analyses

References for Chapter 8

9. Consequences of Accidents

9.1 Discharge Processes

9.2 Free Jets

9.3 Flash Vaporization and Two-phase Flow

9.4 Pool Formation and Evaporation or Vaporization from the Pool

9.5 Atmospheric dispersion

9.6 Fires and Explosions

9.7 BLEVE

9.8 Dust Explosion

9.9 Missile Flight

References for Chapter 9

10. Functional Safety

References for Chapter 10

11. Appropriate Safety Distances

References for Chapter 11

Subject Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Hauptmanns, Ulrich Process and Plant Safety Through Examples from Theory and Industry

ISBN:

9783689527730

OCLC:

1602050641