Evaluation of the Effects and Consequences of Major Accidents in Industrial Plants, Third Edition is a fully updated and expanded edition that delves into a diverse range of significant accidents, including fires, explosions, and toxic clouds while also providing key models and methods for calculating their effects and consequences. New chapters on Natech accidents and the transportation of hazardous materials, along with updated data on accident frequencies and the domino effect ensure that readers are equipped with the latest insights and methodologies relevant to real-world incidents. The book cover topics such as source terms, fire accidents, vapor cloud explosions, and quantitative risk analysis.
Each chapter is designed to enhance understanding, with detailed analyses of recent significant accidents and the increasing risks posed by climate change, particularly in the context of forest fires and hydrogen safety. Additional annexes provide vital constants, flammability limits, and guidelines for assessing human exposure to hazardous events.
Each chapter is designed to enhance understanding, with detailed analyses of recent significant accidents and the increasing risks posed by climate change, particularly in the context of forest fires and hydrogen safety. Additional annexes provide vital constants, flammability limits, and guidelines for assessing human exposure to hazardous events.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. Source Term
3. Fire Accidents
4. Vapor 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
Annex 1. Constants in the Antoine Equation
Annex 2. Flammability Limits, Flash Temperature, and Heat of Combustion (Higher Value) for Different Substances
Annex 3. Determining the Damage to Humans From Explosions Using Characteristic Curves
Annex 4. Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)
Annex 5. Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) Concentrations
