Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries
Rolf K. Eckhoff
Explosions in the process industries injure or kill hundreds, if not thousands,
of workers every year. They occur in process plants, refineries, platforms and
pipelines all over the world. Millions of dollars are spent repairing damages,
replacing equipment and rebuilding facilities in the wake of this destruction. The
loss of human life adds another dimension to these tragedies. This book
explores different types of explosions that can occur in a facility and the
necessary steps to guard against them. A clear set of preventative measures,
rules and standards combine to make this book a convenient guide to real-world
applications. Additional theoretical issues in the use of probabilistic
equations and scenarios make this book an absolute neccesity
for process industry safety.
Rolf Eckhoff is a Professor of Process Safety Technology at the University of
Bergen, in Norway. He is the author of Dust Explosions in the Process
Industries, now in its third edition, the standard on the history and
prevention of dust explosions.
Gracias.
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