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

  1. 378 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

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

About this book

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.- Both the essential aspects and the calculations related to the diverse accidents are discussed- The prediction of effects and consequences is performed with a practical approach- Recent contributions from literature have been included- Subjects of increasing importance have been included: an extense analysis of BLEVEs, for example, or the atmospheric dispersion of pathogenic agents

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Yes, you can access Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants by Joaquim Casal in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Horticulture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1. Introduction
  5. Chapter 2. Source term
  6. Chapter 3. Fire accidents
  7. Chapter 4. Vapour cloud explosions
  8. Chapter 5. BLEVEs and vessel explosions
  9. Chapter 6. Atmospheric dispersion of toxic or flammable clouds
  10. Chapter 7. Vulnerability
  11. Chapter 8. Quantitative risk analysis
  12. Annex 1 Constants in the Antoine equation
  13. Annex 2 Flammability limits, flash temperature and heat of combustion (higher value) for different substances
  14. Annex 3 Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)
  15. Annex 4 Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health concentrations (IDLH)
  16. Annex 5 Determining the damage to humans from explosions using characteristic curves
  17. Index