Autore	Steinbach Jörg
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina	660.0684 660.2804
Soggetto topico	Chemical plants - Safety measures Chemical engineering - Safety measures Hazardous substances - Safety measures
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-76381-0 9786611763817 3-527-61176-2 3-527-61175-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Safety Assessment for Chemical Processes; Contents; 1 Basic Terminology in Loss Prevention; 1.1 General Safety Terms; 1.1.1 Hazard Potential and Expectable Damage; 1.1.2 Risk; 1.2 Basic Terminology for Plant/Process Operation; 2 Procedure for Process Safety Investigations; 2.1 Scope of Investigation in its Dependence on the Process Development Stage; 2.2 Definition of Significant Plant or Process Modifications; 2.3 Types of investigations Corresponding to the Life Cycle Progress; 3 Test Methods For The Thermal Stability Assessment Of Substances And Mixtures 3.1 Theoretical Considerations For Laboratory Processes3.2 Screening -Methods For kg-Scale Processes; 3.2.1 Difference Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); 3.2.2 The Carius Tube Test; 3.2.3 The Miniautoclave Test; 3.2.4 Open Cup Measuring Techniques; 3.3 Further Basic Assessment Test Methods For kg-Scale Processes; 3.3.1 The Burning Test For Solids; 3.3.2 Test On The Ignitability Of Solids; 3.3.3 Flash-point of Liquids; 3.3.4 Ignition Temperature of Liquids; 3.4 Partial Testing for Explosion Risk; 3.5 Deflagration Testing 3.6 Assignment of Testing Methods to Process Unit Operations for the kg-Scale3.7 References to Other Problems and Test Methods; 4 Methods for the Investigation and Assessment of Chemical Reactions; 4.1 Reaction Engineering Fundamentals; 4.1.1 Stoichiometry and Extent of Reaction; 4.1.2 Reaction Rate; 4.1.3 Ideal Reactor Models; 4.1.4 Introduction of Characteristic Numbers; 4.1.5 Mass Balances of the Ideal Reactors; 4.1.6 Sample Solutions for Isothermal Operating Conditions; 4.1.7 The General Heat Balance of Cooled Ideal Reactors; 4.2 The Heat Explosion Theory 4.3 Investigation And Assessment Of Normal Operating Conditions4.3.1 The Safety Technical Assessment Of Normal Operating Conditions; 4.3.1.1 Safe Normal Operation Of The Cooled CSTR; 4.3.1.2 Safe Normal Operation of the Cooled PFTR; 4.3.1.3 Safe Normal Operation of Cooled Batch Reactors; 4.3.1.4 Safe Normal Operation of the Cooled Semibatch Reactor; 4.3.2 Special Problems In The Assessment Of Normal Operating Conditions; 4.3.2.1 Safe Normal Operation of Reactions Under Reflux; 4.3.2.2 Safe Normal Operation of Polymerization Reactions 4.3.3 Investigation Methods for the Characterization of Normal Operating Conditions4.3.3.1 Fundamentals of Thermokinetics; 4.3.3.2 Reaction Calorimetry; 4.3.3.3 Thermokinetic Evaluation of Reaction Calorimetric Measurements; 4.4 investigation And Assessment Of Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1 The Safety Technical Assessment Of The Process Design For Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1.1 Assessment Of The CSTR Under Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1.2 The Assessment Of The SBR Under Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1.3 The Assessment Of The BR Under Upset Operating Conditions 4.4.2 Methods For The Investigation Of Upset Operating Conditions
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Autore	Steinbach Jorg
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Weinheim ; ; New York, : Wiley-VCH, c1999
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina	660.0684 660.2804
Soggetto topico	Chemical plants - Safety measures Chemical engineering - Safety measures Hazardous substances - Safety measures
ISBN	1-281-76381-0 9786611763817 3-527-61176-2 3-527-61175-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Safety Assessment for Chemical Processes; Contents; 1 Basic Terminology in Loss Prevention; 1.1 General Safety Terms; 1.1.1 Hazard Potential and Expectable Damage; 1.1.2 Risk; 1.2 Basic Terminology for Plant/Process Operation; 2 Procedure for Process Safety Investigations; 2.1 Scope of Investigation in its Dependence on the Process Development Stage; 2.2 Definition of Significant Plant or Process Modifications; 2.3 Types of investigations Corresponding to the Life Cycle Progress; 3 Test Methods For The Thermal Stability Assessment Of Substances And Mixtures 3.1 Theoretical Considerations For Laboratory Processes3.2 Screening -Methods For kg-Scale Processes; 3.2.1 Difference Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); 3.2.2 The Carius Tube Test; 3.2.3 The Miniautoclave Test; 3.2.4 Open Cup Measuring Techniques; 3.3 Further Basic Assessment Test Methods For kg-Scale Processes; 3.3.1 The Burning Test For Solids; 3.3.2 Test On The Ignitability Of Solids; 3.3.3 Flash-point of Liquids; 3.3.4 Ignition Temperature of Liquids; 3.4 Partial Testing for Explosion Risk; 3.5 Deflagration Testing 3.6 Assignment of Testing Methods to Process Unit Operations for the kg-Scale3.7 References to Other Problems and Test Methods; 4 Methods for the Investigation and Assessment of Chemical Reactions; 4.1 Reaction Engineering Fundamentals; 4.1.1 Stoichiometry and Extent of Reaction; 4.1.2 Reaction Rate; 4.1.3 Ideal Reactor Models; 4.1.4 Introduction of Characteristic Numbers; 4.1.5 Mass Balances of the Ideal Reactors; 4.1.6 Sample Solutions for Isothermal Operating Conditions; 4.1.7 The General Heat Balance of Cooled Ideal Reactors; 4.2 The Heat Explosion Theory 4.3 Investigation And Assessment Of Normal Operating Conditions4.3.1 The Safety Technical Assessment Of Normal Operating Conditions; 4.3.1.1 Safe Normal Operation Of The Cooled CSTR; 4.3.1.2 Safe Normal Operation of the Cooled PFTR; 4.3.1.3 Safe Normal Operation of Cooled Batch Reactors; 4.3.1.4 Safe Normal Operation of the Cooled Semibatch Reactor; 4.3.2 Special Problems In The Assessment Of Normal Operating Conditions; 4.3.2.1 Safe Normal Operation of Reactions Under Reflux; 4.3.2.2 Safe Normal Operation of Polymerization Reactions 4.3.3 Investigation Methods for the Characterization of Normal Operating Conditions4.3.3.1 Fundamentals of Thermokinetics; 4.3.3.2 Reaction Calorimetry; 4.3.3.3 Thermokinetic Evaluation of Reaction Calorimetric Measurements; 4.4 investigation And Assessment Of Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1 The Safety Technical Assessment Of The Process Design For Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1.1 Assessment Of The CSTR Under Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1.2 The Assessment Of The SBR Under Upset Operating Conditions; 4.4.1.3 The Assessment Of The BR Under Upset Operating Conditions 4.4.2 Methods For The Investigation Of Upset Operating Conditions
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910877784803321

Autore	Land C. M. van't <1937->
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2018]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (222 pages)
Disciplina	621.48/35
Soggetto topico	Nuclear reactors - Safety measures Nuclear reactors - Design and construction Chemical engineering - Safety measures
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-74558-2 1-118-74569-8 1-118-74542-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910555187703321

Autore	King Ralph W (Ralph William), <1918->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; Boston : , : Butterworth-Heinemann, , 1990
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (780 p.)
Disciplina	660/.2804
Soggetto topico	Chemical engineering - Safety measures
ISBN	1-4831-0218-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Safety in the Process Industries; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Errata; Table of Contents; Introduction; The process industries; Chemical hazards; Safety and technical competence; About this book; References; Part I: Setting the stage; Chapter 1. From past to present; 1.1 Origins of process hazards; 1.2 Toxic hazards of ancient metals2; 1.3 Changing attitudes to health and safety in chemical education; 1.4 Insurance losses in the US chemical industry; 1.5 Recent UK experience 1.6 Vapour cloud explosions (VCEs) and other major world losses in the hydrocarbon-chemical industries1.7 Health in the process industries; References; Chapter 2.Laws, codes and standards; 2.1 Present international trends; 2.2 The UK background; 2.3 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA); 2.4 Legislation on the Control of Major Hazards; 2.5 Other relevant legislation and its problems; 2.6 The law and public inquiries into major accidents; 2.7 The role of standards26; 2.8 Levels of standards; 2.9 Safety standards and codes of practice; References Chapter 3. Meanings and misconceptions3.1 Units and nomenclature; 3.2 Meanings of health and safety terms used; 3.3 Misconceptions and disasters; References; Chapter 4.Flixborough and its lessons; 4.1 Process description and normal start-up1,2; 4.2 Conditions during start-up on 1 June 19741,2; 4.3 Possible causes for the failure of the by-pass assembly; 4.4 The court's views on the immediate cause of the disaster; 4.5 The pressure rises and their cause; 4.6 What caused the earlier failure of R5?; 4.7 Organisational misconceptions; 4.8 Lessons to be learnt; References Chapter 5.Four other major accidents5.1 The explosion at Shell's Pernis refinery in 19681; 5.2 The explosion at Dow Chemical Company's factory at King's Lynn, 27 June 1976; 5.3 The 'Dioxin' release at Seveso on 10 July 1976; 5.4 The Bhopal disaster in December 19844; References; Part II: Hazards - chemical, mechanical and physical; Chapter 6.Electrical and other physical hazards; 6.1 General electrical hazards; 6.2 Electrical ignition hazards; 6.3 Static electricity (including lightning); 6.4 Physical hazards involving liquids; References; Chapter 7.Health hazards of industrial substances 7.1 Occupational health professionals7.2 How harmful substances attack us; 7.3 Effects on body organs; 7.4 Units and classes of toxicity; 7.5 Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs); 7.6 Sources of exposure to airborne substances hazardous to health; 7.7 Monitoring the working environment for toxic substances; 7.8 Substances hazardous to health, and the law; 7.9 Treatment of affected persons; 7.10 How does one decide if a disease is occupational?; References; Chapter 8.Chemical reaction hazards; 8.1 Reactivities of the elements and structural groupings; 8.2 Reaction rate 8.3 The power of reactions
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910789449803321