Download or read book Pressure Systems Stored Energy Threshold Risk Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Regulation 10 CFR 851, which became effective February 2007, brought to light potential weaknesses regarding the Pressure Safety Program at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The definition of a pressure system in 10 CFR 851 does not contain a limit based upon pressure or any other criteria. Therefore, the need for a method to determine an appropriate risk-based hazard level for pressure safety was identified. The Laboratory has historically used a stored energy of 1000 lbf-ft to define a pressure hazard; however, an analytical basis for this value had not been documented. This document establishes the technical basis by evaluating the use of stored energy as an appropriate criterion to establish a pressure hazard, exploring a suitable risk threshold for pressure hazards, and reviewing the methods used to determine stored energy. The literature review and technical analysis concludes the use of stored energy as a method for determining a potential risk, the 1000 lbf-ft threshold, and the methods used by PNNL to calculate stored energy are all appropriate. Recommendations for further program improvements are also discussed.
Download or read book An Introduction to Chemical Process Design written by Bart Hallmark and published by Bart Hallmark. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book derives from a course on chemical process design that I taught at the University of Cambridge, UK, between 2008 and 2018 and is intended to serve as a basic introduction to a number of disciplines within the topic. Given the immense breadth and depth of this subject, the aim of this book is to introduce and illustrate certain key points and concepts and to provide a template ‘workflow’ for certain procedures such as gaseous relief header design or distillation optimisation. Reference is made to specialist design manuals for specific topics such that more information can be obtained by the reader where necessary. The aim of this book is not to provide a definitive reference for all design scenarios but rather to act as an introductory guide! The book was originally written for undergraduate students embarking on their design project, but it is also intended to serve as a succinct reference guide to existing practitioners.
Download or read book Pressure Test Safety written by G. Saville and published by . This book was released on 1998-04-30 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a method for the quantification of the hazards associated with the conduct of pressure tests and with the determination of protective barricades to prevent injury. The hazard assessment involves the determination of the energy stored in a pressurized system and the destination of this energy following the fracture of one or more components of the system. Computational methods are given for estimating this stored energy, the size and speed of missiles generated by such a failure and the magnitude of any accompanying blast. Procedures are given for determining the loads which protective structures must resist and design information is provided for their construction. General advice is provided on the construction and use of pressure test facilities, both fixed and mobile, and on the operational procedures which are required if the testing is to be carried out safely.
Download or read book Pressure Systems Casebook written by John Wintle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-07-02 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pressure Systems Casebook contains a collection of papers drawn from two IMechE seminars that will be of particular interest to students and engineers who want to broaden their knowledge and learn from experience and history. The authors' backgrounds cover a range of perspectives, from representing industrial users of pressure systems to regulators, research, and engineering consultants. Complete contents: Lessons from failures of gas cylinders used for dispensing beverages Experience from Health and Safety laboratory investigations Insurance aspects of pressure systems failures Failure investigation for commercial purposes - system failures leading to the collapse of storage vessels under partial vacuum Reliable technical failure investigation Failure design procedures in the new European Pressure Vessel Standard EN 13445 Causes of vibration fatigue in process pipework - a new methodology to assess the risk Avoiding vibration-induced fatigue failures in process pipework Lessons learned from pressure system failures Pressure systems contain stored energy and the threat of damaging failure is ever present. Failures of pressure systems still occur and are costly to those affected; yet the main causes, consequences, and methods of investigation are not widely known. Pre-existing defects are a major cause of failures and near-failures in pressure systems, yet many can be avoided by greater awareness of the circumstances in which they arise.
Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pressure Systems Energy Release Protection gas Pressurized Systems written by Samuel J. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy Systems written by J.M. Miocic and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secure storage of energy and carbon dioxide in subsurface geological formations plays a crucial role in transitioning to a low-carbon energy system. The suitability and security of subsurface storage sites rely on the geological and hydraulic properties of the reservoir and confining units. Additionally, their ability to withstand varying thermal, mechanical, hydraulic, biological and chemical conditions during storage operations is essential. Each subsurface storage technology has distinct geological requirements and faces specific economic, logistical, public and scientific challenges. As a result, certain sites can be better suited than others for specific low-carbon energy applications. This Special Publication provides a summary of the state of the art in subsurface energy and carbon dioxide storage. It includes 20 case studies that offer insights into site selection, characterization of reservoir processes, the role of caprocks and fault seals, as well as monitoring and risk assessment needs for subsurface storage operations.
Download or read book Economic Principles Applied to Space Industry Decisions written by Joel S. Greenberg and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mine Safety Science and Engineering written by Debi Prasad Tripathy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mining Engineering operations, mines act as sources of constant danger and risk to the miners and may result in disasters unless mining is done with safety legislations and practices in place. Mine safety engineers promote and enforce mine safety and health by complying with the established safety standards, policies, guidelines and regulations. These innovative and practical methods for ensuring safe mining operations are discussed in this book including technological advancements in the field. It will prove useful as reference for engineering and safety professionals working in the mining industry, regulators, researchers, and students in the field of mining engineering.
Download or read book Study of Stored Energy Systems Proposed for Testing a Pressure Regulating Valve written by James B. Cheek and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two systems using stored mechanical energy, rotational and translational (drop), were proposed for use in testing a high discharge, high-pressure-regulating valve. A computer-based dynamic analysis of those systems indicates the drop test system to be less costly, but near the practical limits of drop height and weight. The rotational system will exercise the valve for one-half of a pump cycle provided the pump begins at the start of a pump output cycle. The rotational system must be able to withstand very large forces. Neither system exercises the valve for enough time, but the rotational system appears to be capable of longer testing time.
Download or read book Risk Analysis and Decision Processes written by H.C. Kunreuther and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For old and new studies in decision making and risk analysis, this book should stand at tlle watershed. Studies of conflict resolution and public policy will surely now have to take account of the model investigation provided by the IIASA team, and many things will not be the same again. This is a report of inquiries into the siting of liquefied energy gas (LEG) facilities in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The risks of transporting this highly combustible stuff, and the economic benefits of being able to bring a natural energy source from one side of the globe to the other, holding it, and piping it out as needed, make LEG a model case for studying the public response to dangerous technology. The dangers of LEG are differ ent from those of nuclear power, for instance, where the response too often becomes entangled with the fear of nuclear war. The dangers of LEG include unco~trollable explosions, rather than insidious contami nation. But the degree of dangerousness is very much of the same order as that of nuclear power, and is at least as difficult to assess. In four different countries the constitutional procedures involved in obtaining approval of nuclear or LEG facilities are on record. The four case histories here are a model for comparative study of conflict resolu tion. The period over which the negotiations developed is much the same.
Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes all works deriving from DOE, other related government-sponsored information and foreign nonnuclear information.
Download or read book Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes Gas Oil and Chemicals written by Hans J Pasman and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicals provides an analysis of current approaches for preventing disasters, and gives readers an overview on which methods to adopt. The book covers safety regulations, history and trends, industrial disasters, safety problems, safety tools, and capital and operational costs versus the benefits of safety, all supporting project decision processes. Tools covered include present day array of risk assessment, tools including HAZOP, LOPA and ORA, but also new approaches such as System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), Blended HAZID, applications of Bayesian data analytics, Bayesian networks, and others. The text is supported by valuable examples to help the reader achieve a greater understanding on how to perform safety analysis, identify potential issues, and predict the likelihood they may appear. Presents new methods on how to identify hazards of low probability/high consequence events Contains information on how to develop and install safeguards against such events, with guidance on how to quantify risk and its uncertainty, and how to make economic and societal decisions about risk Demonstrates key concepts through the use of examples and relevant case studies
Download or read book ERDA Energy Research Abstracts written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Management of Hazardous Energy written by Thomas Neil McManus and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous energy present in systems, machines, and equipment has injured, maimed, and killed many workers. One serious injury can stop the growth of your business in its tracks. Management of Hazardous Energy: Deactivation, De-Energization, Isolation, and Lockout provides the practical tools needed to assess hazardous energy in equipment, machines, and systems, and covers how to manage hazardous energy through elimination or control in order to ensure worker safety and regulatory compliance. Written in plain English with a minimum of jargon, this book provides safety professionals with the knowledge they need to interact with specialists, designers, and engineers to ensure that appropriate and necessary protocols and safety practices and tools are put into place for assessing the dangers and steps taken to eliminate or control exposure to hazardous energy when needed. Approaching the subject from the bottom up, the author starts at the workplace level, to ensure that the right actions happen for the right reasons. The book explains a protocol for describing the flow of energy, including transformation and/or storage; for capturing the logic of decisions about control, including failure analysis and contingency planning; and ultimately for creating procedures that are technically sound and defensible. Creating simple procedures for ensuring worker safety and regulatory compliance, the book offers US and international strategies for hazardous energy management and contains examples to illustrate the application of concepts to specific areas.
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Download or read book Pressure Systems written by IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1995-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These conference transactions focus on the operational experience and safety cases relevant to the risk management and hazard assessment of pressure systems.
