Handbook of Fire & Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for Oil, Gas, Chemical, & Related Facilities
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Handbook of Fire & Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for Oil, Gas, Chemical, & Related Facilities

  1. 310 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Handbook of Fire & Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for Oil, Gas, Chemical, & Related Facilities

About this book

The security and economic stability of many nations and multinational oil companies are highly dependent on the safe and uninterrupted operation of their oil, gas and chemical facilities. One of the most critical impacts that can occur to these operations are fires and explosions from accidental or political incidents. This publication is intended as a general engineering handbook and reference guideline for those personnel involved with fire and explosion protection aspects of critical hydrocarbon facilities. Design guidelines and specifications of major, small and independent oil companies as well as information from engineering firms and published industry references have been reviewed to assist in its preparation. Some of the latest published practices and research into fire and explosions have also been mentioned.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Handbook of Fire and Explosion Protection Engineering Principles for Oil, Gas, Chemical, and Related Facilities
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
  6. CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW OF OIL AND GAS FACILITIES
  7. CHAPTER 3 PHILOSOPHY OF PROTECTION PRINCIPALS
  8. CHAPTER 4 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBONS
  9. CHAPTER 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF HYDROCARBON RELEASES, FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
  10. CHAPTER 6 HISTORICAL SURVEY OF FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS IN THE HYDROCARBON INDUSTRIES
  11. CHAPTER 7 RISK ANALYSIS
  12. CHAPTER 8 SEGREGATION, SEPARATION AND ARRANGEMENT
  13. CHAPTER 9 GRADING, CONTAINMENT, AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
  14. CHAPTER 10 PROCESS CONTROLS
  15. CHAPTER 11 EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN
  16. CHAPTER 12 DEPRESSURIZATION, BLOWDOWN AND VENTING
  17. CHAPTER 13 OVERPRESSURE AND THERMAL RELIEF
  18. CHAPTER 14 CONTROL OF IGNITION SOURCES
  19. CHAPTER 15 ELIMINATION OF PROCESS RELEASES
  20. CHAPTER 16 FIRE AND EXPLOSION RESISTANT SYSTEMS
  21. CHAPTER 17 FIRE AND GAS DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEMS
  22. CHAPTER 18 EVACUATION
  23. CHAPTER 19 METHODS OF FIRE SUPPRESSION
  24. CHAPTER 20 SPECIAL LOCATIONS, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
  25. CHAPTER 21 HUMAN FACTOR AND ERGONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
  26. APPENDIX A TESTING FIREWATER SYSTEMS
  27. APPENDIX B REFERENCE DATA
  28. ACRONYM LIST
  29. GLOSSARY
  30. INDEX