Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants

ISBN-13: 9780444638830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 570 str.

Barcel Joaquim (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Casal

Opis

Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants, Second Edition describes the essential aspects of the diverse types of major accidents, as well as the mathematical models which can be used to calculate their effects and consequences on people and equipment. The methods to predict the expected frequencies for the diverse accidental scenarios are also presented, as is the methodology to perform a QRA. The book is useful to those who want to learn and understand the main features of major accidents (fires, explosions and toxic clouds) . In addition, it is also useful for those who want to learn how to perform a quantitative analysis of the risk associated with a given plant or activity.

• Evaluates the expected/probable occurrence frequency of major accidents
• Describes the main features of fires, explosions and toxic releases
• Includes a mathematical modeling of major accidents, an evaluation of their effects, and the consequences on people and equipment
• Explains how to perform a Quantitative Risk analysis

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Source term 3. Fire accidents 4. Vapour cloud explosions 5. BLEVEs and vessel explosions 6. Dust explosions 7. Atmospheric dispersion of toxic or flammable clouds 8. Vulnerability 9. Determination of accident frequencies 10. Domino effect 11. Quantitative risk analysis 12. Transportation of hazardous materials