Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants

by Joaquim Casal

Overview

Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants analyzes the different major accidents which can occur in process plants and during the transportation of hazardous materials. The main features of fires, explosions and toxic releases are discussed, and a set of mathematical models allowing the prediction of their effects and consequences are explained. With a practical approach, the models are applied to simple illustrative examples, as well as to more complex real cases. The use of these calculations in the frame of Quantitative Risk Analysis is also treated.

Evaluation of the effects of major accidents in industrial installations covers the following topics: general introduction, source term, fire accidents, vapour cloud explosions, BLEVEs and vessel explosions, atmospheric dispersion of toxic or flammable clouds, vulnerability, and quantitative risk analysis.

This book is a useful tool for engineering professionals, as well as an interesting reference for teaching at graduate and post-graduate levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444530813
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/08/2007
Series:	Industrial Safety Series , #8
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)

About the Author

Joaquim Casal is Professor of chemical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He has 30 years of experience in the field of quantitative risk analysis both in research and in industrial assessment. Professor Casal has analyzed a number of accidents for court, performed risk analysis for chemical companies and developed research (both theoretical and experimental) on major accidents. Professor Casal has published approximately 150 papers and two books in this field.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Source term3. Fire accidents4. Vapour cloud explosions5. BLEVEs and vessel explosions6. Atmospheric dispersion of toxic or flammable clouds7. Vulnerability8. Quantitative risk analysisNomenclatureReferencesAnnex 1 Constants in the Antoine equationAnnex 2 Flammability levels, flash temperature and heat of combustion (higher value) for different substancesAnnex 3 Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)Annex 4 Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health concentrations (IDLH)Annex 5 Determining the damage to humans from explosions using characteristic curves

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Explains how to evaluate the effects and expected frequency of fires, explosions and toxic clouds in industrial plants, along with their associated risks