05691nam 2200709 450 991046485400332120200520144314.00-323-31144-X(CKB)3710000000121098(EBL)1699256(SSID)ssj0001286894(PQKBManifestationID)11774722(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001286894(PQKBWorkID)11278643(PQKB)11095001(MiAaPQ)EBC1699256(CaSebORM)9780323313018(PPN)241549760(Au-PeEL)EBL1699256(CaPaEBR)ebr10878494(CaONFJC)MIL616318(OCoLC)881162170(EXLCZ)99371000000012109820140616h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHandbook of fire and explosion protection engineering principles /Dennis P. NolanThird edition.Kidlington, England :William Andrew,2014.©20141 online resource (487 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-323-31301-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Preface; 1 Historical Background, Legal Influences, Management Responsibility, and Safety Culture; 1.1. Historical Background; 1.2. Legal Influences; 1.2.1 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); 1.2.2 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB); 1.2.3 DOT/PIPA Guidelines; 1.2.4 BSEE, Safety and Environmental Management Systems; 1.2.5 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); 1.2.6 Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) Regulation1.2.7 US Presidential Executive Orders (13605 and 13650)1.3. Hazards and Their Prevention; 1.4. Systems Approach; 1.5. Fire Protection Engineering Role/Design Team; 1.5.1 Risk Management and Insurance; 1.6. Senior Management's Responsibility and Accountability; 1.6.1 Achieving a World Class Organizational Safety Culture; 1.7. Operational Excellence; 1.7.1 Typical OE Elements; Further Reading; 2 Overview of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Facilities; 2.1. Exploration; 2.2. Production; 2.3. Enhanced Oil Recovery; 2.4. Secondary Recovery; 2.5. Tertiary Recovery; 2.6. Transportation; 2.7. Refining2.7.1 Basic Distillation2.7.2 Thermal Cracking; 2.7.3 Alkylation and Catalytic Cracking; 2.7.4 Purification; 2.8. Typical Refinery Process Flow; 2.8.1 Production Percentages; 2.9. Marketing; 2.10. Chemical Processes; Further Reading; 3 Philosophy of Protection Principles; 3.1. Legal Obligations; 3.1.1 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); 3.1.2 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); 3.2. Insurance Recommendations; 3.3. Company and Industry Standards; 3.3.1 General Philosophy; 3.4. Worst Case Condition; 3.4.1 Ambient Conditions; 3.5. Independent Layers of Protection (ILP)3.6. Design Principles3.7. Accountability and Auditability; Further Reading; 4 Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons and Petrochemicals; 4.1. General Description of Hydrocarbons; 4.1.1 Alkene Series; 4.1.2 Alkyne Series; 4.1.3 Cyclic Hydrocarbons; 4.2. Characteristics of Hydrocarbons; 4.2.1 Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) and Upper Explosive Limit (UEL); 4.3. Flash Point (FP); 4.4. Autoignition Temperature (AIT); 4.5. Vapor Density Ratio; 4.6. Vapor Pressure; 4.7. Specific Gravity; 4.8. Flammable; 4.9. Combustible; 4.10. Heat of Combustion; 4.10.1 Description of Some Common Hydrocarbons4.10.1.1 Natural Gas4.10.1.2 Crude Oil; 4.10.1.3 Methane; 4.10.1.4 LNG, Liquefied Natural Gas; 4.10.1.5 Ethane; 4.10.1.6 Propane; 4.10.1.7 Butane; 4.10.1.8 LPG, Liquefied Petroleum Gas; 4.10.1.9 Gasoline; 4.10.1.10 Condensate; 4.10.1.11 Gas and Fuel Oils; 4.10.1.12 Kerosene; 4.10.1.13 Diesel; 4.10.1.14 Fuel Oils #4, 5, and 6; 4.10.1.15 Lubricating Oils and Greases; 4.10.1.16 Asphalt; 4.10.1.17 Wax; 4.10.2 Description of Common Petrochemicals Used in the Petrochemical Industry; 4.10.2.1 Aromatics; 4.10.2.2 Olefins/Alkenes; 4.10.2.3 Chemical Compound Concerns; Further Reading5 Characteristics of Hazardous Material Releases, Fires, and ExplosionsWritten by an engineer for engineers, this book is both training manual and on-going reference, bringing together all the different facets of the complex processes that must be in place to minimize the risk to people, plant and the environment from fires, explosions, vapour releases and oil spills. Fully compliant with international regulatory requirements, relatively compact but comprehensive in its coverage, engineers, safety professionals and concerned company management will buy this book to capitalize on the author's life-long expertise. This is the only book focusing specifically on oChemical plantsFires and fire preventionPetroleum refineriesFires and fire preventionExplosionsExplosionsSafety measuresElectronic books.Chemical plantsFires and fire prevention.Petroleum refineriesFires and fire prevention.Explosions.ExplosionsSafety measures.660.2804Nolan Dennis P.23146MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464854003321Handbook of fire and explosion protection engineering principles2018635UNINA