Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Guidelines for vapor release mitigation

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Guidelines for vapor release mitigation / prepared by Richard W. Prugh and Robert W. Johnson for Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. — New York : AICHE, cop. 1988

XX, 148 p. ; 26 cm

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Sumario: 1. Introduction -- 2. Mitigation through inherently safer plants -- 3. Engineering design approaches to mitigation -- 4- Process safety management approaches to mitigation -- 5. Mitigation through early vapor detection and warning -- 6. Mitigation through countermeasures -- 7. On-site emergency response -- 8. Alerting local authorities and the public -- 9. Selection of mitigation measures -- Appendix A. Loss-of-containment causes in the chemical industry -- Appendix B. Properties of some hazrdous materials -- Appendix C. Derivation of fog correlations -- Appendix D. Catchtank design -- Appendix E. Capacity of havens -- Appendix F. Sources to vapor-mitigation equipment vendors -- Subject index

ISBN 0-8169-0401-4

1. Escapes . 2. Vapores . 3. Ingeniería . I. Johnson, Robert W. . II. American Institute of Chemical Engineers . III. Title.

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