Author: Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080962319
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3685
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080962319
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3685
Book Description
Industrial Dust Explosions
Author: Kenneth L. CashdollarPublisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803109571
Category : Calibration
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
Author: Frank LeesPublisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 0750675551
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 3708
Book Description
Over the last three decades the process industries have grown very rapidly, with corresponding increases in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants have become larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas. Increased hazard of loss of life or property is continually highlighted with incidents such as Flixborough, Bhopal, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, the Phillips 66 incident, and Piper Alpha to name but a few. The field of Loss Prevention is, and continues to, be of supreme importance to countless companies, municipalities and governments around the world, because of the trend for processing plants to become larger and often be situated in or close to densely populated areas, thus increasing the hazard of loss of life or property. This book is a detailed guidebook to defending against these, and many other, hazards. It could without exaggeration be referred to as the "bible" for the process industries. This is THE standard reference work for chemical and process engineering safety professionals. For years, it has been the most complete collection of information on the theory, practice, design elements, equipment, regulations and laws covering the field of process safety. An entire library of alternative books (and cross-referencing systems) would be needed to replace or improve upon it, but everything of importance to safety professionals, engineers and managers can be found in this all-encompassing reference instead. Frank Lees' world renowned work has been fully revised and expanded by a team of leading chemical and process engineers working under the guidance of one of the world's chief experts in this field. Sam Mannan is professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University, and heads the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M. He received his MS and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and joined the chemical engineering department at Texas A&M University as a professor in 1997. He has over 20 years of experience as an engineer, working both in industry and academia. New detail is added to chapters on fire safety, engineering, explosion hazards, analysis and suppression, and new appendices feature more recent disasters. The many thousands of references have been updated along with standards and codes of practice issued by authorities in the US, UK/Europe and internationally. In addition to all this, more regulatory relevance and case studies have been included in this edition. Written in a clear and concise style, Loss Prevention in the Process Industries covers traditional areas of personal safety as well as the more technological aspects and thus provides balanced and in-depth coverage of the whole field of safety and loss prevention. * A must-have standard reference for chemical and process engineering safety professionals * The most complete collection of information on the theory, practice, design elements, equipment and laws that pertain to process safety * Only single work to provide everything; principles, practice, codes, standards, data and references needed by those practicing in the field
Dictionary Catalog of the Departmental Library
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Library ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
References to Scientific Literature on Fire
Author: Dictionary Catalog of the Departmental Library. First Supplement
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Department Library
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
The Flammability of Coal Dust-air Mixtures
Author: Martin HertzbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Toxicological Profile for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Energy, Waste and the Environment
Author: R. GieréPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862391673
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
This book provides incentives for further development of sustainable fuel cycles through a novel and interdisciplinary approach to an Earth science-related topic. The main focus is on geochemical concepts in immobilizing, isolating or neutralizing waste derived from energy production and consumption. The book also addresses the issue of using some types of energy-derived waste as alternative raw materials. Moreover, it highlights research on how certain wastes can be used for energy production, an increasingly important aspect of modern integrated waste management strategies. The main objectives are to: (a) identify the most serious environmental problems related to various types of power generation and associated waste accumulation; (b) present strategies, based on natural analogue materials, for the immobilization of toxic and radioactive waste components through mineralogical barriers; (c) discuss modern procedures for reuse of waste or certain waste components; and (d) review the importance of geochemical modelling in describing and predicting the interaction between waste and the environment.