| Document ID (ISN) | 56001 |
| CIS number |
91-966 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-85295-258-9 |
| Year |
1990 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Cox A.W., Lees F.P., Ang M.L. |
| Title |
Classification of hazardous locations |
| Bibliographic information |
Institution of Chemical Engineers, 165-171 Railway Terrace, Rugby CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom, 1990. 201p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Report of an investigation into the feasibility of putting hazardous area classification on a more quantitative basis. Contents: background and previous work; current standards, codes and guides; current performance in control of ignition sources; objectives, criteria and strategy of the project; review of leak sources and scenarios; quantitative data relevant to the problem (inventory of leak sources in a typical plant, number of plants, standard hole sizes, estimates of leak frequency and hole size distribution, models for emission, vaporisation and dispersion of leaks, properties of a set of representative flammable liquids, data on fires and explosions); development of a fire and explosion model; ventilation and zoning of indoor plants; conclusions and recommendations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hazardous locations; United Kingdom; major hazards; explosion hazards; fire hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
probability analysis; flammable liquids; report; sources of ignition; chemical plant; classification systems; danger zones; gas industry; offshore oil extraction; petroleum refining; mathematical models; vapour clouds |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Major hazards
Explosions
Fires
|
