Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation

Copyright © 1988 American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation

Author(s): Richard W. Prugh, Robert W. Johnson

Published Online: 28 SEP 2010 07:22AM EST

Print ISBN: 9780816904013

Online ISBN: 9780470938379

DOI: 10.1002/9780470938379

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Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation is a survey of current industrial practice for controlling accidental releases of hazardous vapors and preventing their escape from the source area.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xx)

    2. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–13)

    3. Chapter 2

      Mitigation Through Inherently Safer Plants (pages 15–21)

    4. Chapter 3

      Engineering Design Approaches to Mitigation (pages 23–62)

    5. Chapter 4

      Process Safety Management Approaches to Mitigation (pages 63–76)

    6. Chapter 5

      Mitigation Through Early Vapor Detection and Warning (pages 77–86)

    7. Chapter 6

      Mitigation Through Countermeasures (pages 87–99)

    8. Chapter 7

      On-Site Emergency Response (pages 101–111)

    9. Chapter 8

      Alerting Local Authorities and the Public (pages 113–116)

    10. Chapter 9

      Selection of Mitigation Measures (pages 117–122)

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      Appendix A: Loss-of-Containment Causes in the Chemical Industry (pages 123–127)

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      Appendix B: Properties of Some Hazardous Materialsa (pages 129–130)

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      Appendix C: Derivation of Fog Correlations: Correlations between Vapor Concentration, Relative Humidity, and Heat of Solution (pages 131–132)

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      Appendix D: Catchtank Design (pages 133–135)

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      Appendix E: Capacity of Havens (pages 137–140)

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      Appendix F: Sources to Vapor-Mitigation Equipment Vendors (pages 141–142)

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      Index (pages 143–148)

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