by Daniel A. Crowl
Understanding Explosions provides valuable information on explosions for everyone involved in the operation, design, maintenance, and management of chemical processes, helping enhance understanding of the nature of explosions and the practical methods required to prevent them from occurring.
Understanding Explosions includes:
- Fundamental basis for explosions
- Explosive and flammable behavior and characteristics of materials
- Different types of explosions
- Fire and explosion hazard recognition
- Practical methods for preventing explosions or minimizing the potential consequences, and
- Additional references
Understanding Explosions provides a practical understanding of explosion fundamentals, including the different types of explosions, the explosive and flammable behavior of materials, and the hazards related to fires and explosions.
Understanding Explosions also discusses practical methods to prevent and minimize the probability and consequence of an explosion during routine use of flammable, combustible and/or reactive materials.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Accident Loss History
- The Accident Process (AIChE, 2000
- A Case History-Flixborough, England
- Hazard Identification and Evaluation
- Inherently Safer Design
- Fundamentals of Fires and Explosions
- Gases and Vapor
- Liquids
- Aerosols and Mists
- Dusts
- Hybrid Mixtures
- Kinetics and Thermochemistry
- Gas Dynamics
- Physical Explosions
- Vapor Cloud Explosions
- Runaway Reactions
- Condensed Phase Explosions
- Fireballs, Pool, Flash, and Jet Fires
- Explosion Effects
- Ignition Sources
- Prevention and Mitigation of Explosions
- Additional References
- Inherently Safer Design
- Using the Flammability Diagram to Avoid Flammable Atmospheres
- Inerting and Purging
- Example Application
- Explosion Venting
- Grounding and Bonding
- Ventilation
- Sprinkler and Deluge Systems
- Charging and Drumming Flammable Liquids
- Example Application
- Charging Powders
- Electrical Equipment in Hazardous (Classified) Areas
Index
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