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Classification of hazardous locations / A.W. Cox, F.P. Lees and M.L. Ang.

By: Cox, A. W.
Contributor(s): Lees, Frank P | Ang, M. L | Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1990Description: xi, 201 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0852952589 .Subject(s): Industrial safety -- Great BritainDDC classification: 363.1100941
Contents:
Introduction -- Classification of hazardous locations: background -- Classification of hazardous locations: current standards, codes and guides -- Classification of hazardous locations: current performance -- Classification of hazardous locations: objectives and criteria -- Classification of hazardous locations: project strategy -- Leak sources and scenarios -- Inventory of leak sources -- Inventory of major plants -- Equipment hole size distribution: estimates based on hazardous area classification -- Equipment leak frequency and hole size distribution: estimates based on hazard assessment -- Models of emission and dispersion -- Representative flammable fluids -- Numerical investigation of hazard ranges -- Ignition sources and probabilities -- Explosion probability -- Fires and vapour cloud explosions in plant -- Fire and explosion model: Numerical investigation of fires and vapour cloud explosions -- Ventilation of indoor plants -- Classification of hazardous locations: indoor plants -- Classification of hazardous locations: zoning for indoor plants -- Classification of hazardous locations: overview -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201).

Introduction -- Classification of hazardous locations: background -- Classification of hazardous locations: current standards, codes and guides -- Classification of hazardous locations: current performance -- Classification of hazardous locations: objectives and criteria -- Classification of hazardous locations: project strategy -- Leak sources and scenarios -- Inventory of leak sources -- Inventory of major plants -- Equipment hole size distribution: estimates based on hazardous area classification -- Equipment leak frequency and hole size distribution: estimates based on hazard assessment -- Models of emission and dispersion -- Representative flammable fluids -- Numerical investigation of hazard ranges -- Ignition sources and probabilities -- Explosion probability -- Fires and vapour cloud explosions in plant -- Fire and explosion model: Numerical investigation of fires and vapour cloud explosions -- Ventilation of indoor plants -- Classification of hazardous locations: indoor plants -- Classification of hazardous locations: zoning for indoor plants -- Classification of hazardous locations: overview -- Conclusions and recommendations.