Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries. Edition No. 2

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June 2016
Elsevier Science and Technology
ID: 3627074

Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries, Second Edition, delivers the most current and comprehensive content for today's process engineer. Process safety and petrochemical engineers inherently accept that there is a risk of explosions when working on process facilities such as plants and refineries. Yet many that enter this field do not have a fundamental starting point to understand the nature of explosions, and there are a lot of misconceptions and impartial information in the market.

Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries, Second Edition, answers this need by providing engineers and consultants a go-to reference and training guide to understand the principles of explosions, what causes them, and how to mitigate and prevent them from reoccurring. Enhanced to include new chapters on BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions), water vapor explosions, and destructive effects from accidental explosions, this guide continues to fulfill a comprehensive introduction to the subject, rounded out with new case studies, references, and a discussion on methods of hazard and risk analysis.

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1. Introduction 2. Gas and Vapor Cloud Explosions 3. Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVEs) 4. Water Vapor Explosions 5. Explosions in Clouds of Liquid Droplets in Air (Spray/Mist) 6. Gas and Dust Explosions Caused by Smoldering Combustion in Powder Layers and Deposits 7. Dust Explosions 8. Explosives, Pyrotechnics, and Propellants 9. Destructive Effects from Accidental Explosions 10. Design of Electrical Apparatuses for Hazardous Areas 11. Outline of Methods for Hazard and Risk Analysis

Authors

Rolf Eckhoff Professor Emeritus of Process Safety Technology, The University of Bergen, Norway. Rolf K. Eckhoff is Professor Emeritus of Process Safety Technology in the Department of Physics and Technology at University of Bergen, Norway. He is also concurrent professor at Northeastern University, Shen-yang, China, and Scientific Advisor at Oresund Safety Advisors AB, Malmo, Sweden. He is the author of Dust Explosions in the Process Industries, first published in 1991 with an extended version published in 2003. He is also the author and co-author of more than 150 technical and scientific publications and more than 130 research reports. He has advised Industry committees on numerous occasions, lectured to courses, conferences, and seminars in a number of countries in Europe, Bahrain, Isreal, China, India, Australia, Canada, and the US. Dr. Eckhoff earned a Masters in Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Trondheim, a Master of Philosophy from the University of London, a Doctor Technicae in Dust Explosions from the University of Trondheim, and a Doctor of Science (Eng.) degree from the University of London.

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