Guidelines for engineering design for process safety.

Inherently safer plants begin with the initial design. Here is where integrity and reliability can be built in at the lowest cost, and with maximum effectiveness. This book focuses on process safety issues in the design of chemical, petrochemical, and hydrocarbon processing facilities. It discusses...

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Corporate Author American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y. : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, ©1993.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN0816905657
9780816905652
9780470938263
0470938269
9780470938270
0470938277
Physical Description1 online resource (xxxii, 573 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Guidelines for Engineering Design for Process Safety; CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Glossary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INHERENTLY SAFER PLANTS; 3. PLANT DESIGN; 4. EQUIPMENT DESIGN; 5. MATERIALS SELECTION; 6. PIPING SYSTEMS; 7. HEAT TRANSFER FLUID SYSTEMS; 8. THERMAL INSULATION; 9. PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL; 10. DOCUMENTATION; 11. SOURCES OF IGNITION; 12. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS; 13. DEFLAGRATION AND DETONATION FLAME ARRESTERS; 14. PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEMS; 15. EFFLUENT DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; 16. FIRE PROTECTION; 17. EXPLOSION PROTECTION; INDEX.