2002 36th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium

Session: TECHNICAL PAPERS

Presentations

Establishing Ignition Conditions for the Tank Manifold Fire at the Powell Duffryn Tank Terminal
John L Woodward, Jame Lygate
Fires and Explosions in Vapor Control Systems: A Lessons Learned Anthology
Timothy J Myers, Harri K Kytömaa, Richard Martin
Experimental Characterization and Prediction of Autoignition Temperatures
Scot Heling, Daniel A Crowl
Evaluating Vent Manifold Inerting Requirements: Flash Point Modeling for Organic Acid-Water Mixtures
R. Wayn Garland, Michael O Malcolm
Two Hundred Years of Flammable Limits
Laurence G Britton
Electrostatic Accidents Which Keep on Happening
Thomas H Pratt, John G Atherton
Electrostatic Hazard Risk Management in Coating and Printing on Moving Webs
Mar Blitshteyn
Charge Generation during Filling of Insulated Tanks
M Vidal, J. P Wagner, W. J Rogers, M. S Mannan
Requirements for a Minimum Ignition Energy Standard
C. Jame Dahn, Ashok G Dastidar
Testing and Qualification of Type C/D FIBCs
Vahi Ebadat, Peter A Espino, James C Mulligan
Using Heats of Oxidation to Evaluate Flammability Hazards
Laurence G Britton
Understanding the Role of Process Chemistry in Fires and Explosions
Abdulrehman A Aldeeb, William J Rogers, M. Sa Mannan
Efficiency of Flameless Venting Devices
Kri Chatrathi, Joh Going
A Synergistic Approach to Internal Vapor Cloud Explosion Predictions
Gary A Fitzgerald
Explosion Protection with Metal Dust Fuels
John E Going, Je Snoeys
A New Dust Explosion Vent Sizing Methodology NFPA 68 – 2002 Edition
Erdem A Ural, Robert G Zalosh, Kri Chatrathi, Davi Kirby
Flammability Potential of Selected Halogenated Fire Suppression Agents Refrigerants mixed with Air at Room Temperature and Elevated Pressure
E. A Ural
Risk Management in the Relocation and Redesign of Central Chemical Storage Facilities
Philip M Myers
Environmentally Driven Changes in Foam Fire Protection
Christophe Hanauska
Development of an Engineering Tool to Quantify the Explosion Hazard of Flammable Liquid Spills
F Tamanini
The Survivability of Steel and Aluminum 33.5 lb Propane Cylinders in Fire
A. M Birk, J. D. J VanderSteen
Relieving Style Drums: Design and Protection
J. A LeBlanc
Fire Tests to Study the Effect of Pressure Relief Valve Behavior on the Survivability of Propane Tanks in Fires
A. M Birk, M. H Cunningham, J. D. J VanderSteen, C. R Davison, I Mirzazadeh
Runaway Reactions in Aluminum, Aluminum Chloride, HCl and Steam: An Investigation of the 1998 CONDEA Vista Explosion in Maryland
Al Reza, Abi Kemal, Peter E Markey
An Accident Involving the Thermal Decomposition of a Solid Mixture Containing Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate
A. R Carpenter, R. A Ogle
Chemical Reaction Hazard Identification and Evaluation: Taking the First Steps
Davi Leggett
Thermodynamic Availability Analysis Applied to the Characterization of Reactive Chemicals
Timothy I Elwell, Daniel A Crowl
Detection of Hazardous Reaction Products During a Thermal Runaway
R. J. A Kersten, M. N Boers, G Opschoor, M Cortes
The Chemical Safety Board’s Reactive Chemical Hazard Investigation
Gib Joseph, Lis Long, Kevi Mitchell, John F Murphy
Review of Accidents and Lessons Learned
Josep Louvar, S. G Balasubramanian
CSB Investigation Report Refinery Fire Incident: The Hazards of On-line Maintenance: A Case Study of a Multiple Fatality Incident at the Tosco Avon Refinery, Martinez, California
D Holmstrom, S Selk, S Wallace
Connections: How a Pipe Failure Resulted in Resizing Vessel Emergency Relief Systems
Dennis C Hendershot, Alan G Keiter, Ji Kacmar, Joseph W Magee, Paul C Morton, Warre Duncan
Major Incident Prevention Program - Ten Years of Experience
Frank M Renshaw
Lessons Learned from an Explosion in a Large Fractionator
John L Woodward, J. Kell Thomas, Brian D Kelly
Turning Tragedy into Triumph: How Process Accidents Can Benefit Companies Employees Ultimately Customers
Douglas H Lenz, John M Rovison, Gerald M Hodgson, Michel Maser, Michael L Pinsky, Paul Scott, Rober Mulholland