What Went Wrong?: Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 5 |
UNITS AND NOMENCLATURE | 8 |
3ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY HUMAN ERROR | 46 |
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accidents have occurred acid alarm atmosphere Bhopal blowdown blown bolts breathing apparatus burst caught fire caused Chapter Chemical Engineering choked cleaned closed combustible gas detector compressed air compressor contained corrosion damaged described in Section drain valve emergency isolation valve equipment ethylene ethylene oxide explosion occurred failure Feyzin Figure filled fitted fitter flammable flammable gases flanges Flixborough following incidents foreman furnace gasoline gauge pressure ground hazardous materials heat heavy oils hose Hydrocarbon hydrogen inches installed joint labeled leak liquefied liquid Loss Prevention maintenance manhole methyl isocyanate modifications naphtha nitrogen nonreturn valve normally occasions operator overfilling oxygen permit Petroleum Review pipe pipeline plant plug pump reactor relief valve removed rupture safety shut similar incident slip-plates source of ignition spillage static electricity steam steel storage tanks T. A. Kletz tank truck temperature tion trip vapor water hammer welder welding wrong