MAP20070009388Safety of chemical batch reactors and storage tanks / edited by A. Benuzzi and J.M. Zaldivar. — Dordrecht [etc.] : Kluwer Academic Publishers, cop. 1991v. : graf. ; 24 cm
. — (Euro courses. Reliability and risk analysis ; v. 1)Sumario: I. Incidents in the chemical industry due to thermal-runaway chemical reactions -- II. Fundamentals on runaway reactions: prevention and protection measures -- III. Controlling run-away reaction hazards within the framework of the Seveso-Directive -- IV. Laboratory testing procedures -- V. Equipment characterisation -- VI. Modlling and simulation for safety analysis of batch reactors and storage tanks -- VII. Risk assesment methodologies -- VIII. Control techniques -- IX. Early on-line detection of runaway initation -- X. Emrgency relief system sizing: vent line fluid flows -- XI. mergency relief system sizing: in-vessel fluid flows -- XII. Vent sizing for tempered vapor systems -- XIII. Vent sizing for gassy and hybrid systems -- XIV. Calorometry for emergency relief systems design -- XV. Treatment of relieved fluids -- XVI. Runaway reactions: a case study -- XVII. Reaction hazard evaluation -- XVIII. Outline of the modelling activities in venting