Fundamentals of Process Safety Engineering - 9780367620769

CRC Press

Fundamentals of Process Safety EngineeringAuthor(s): Samarendra Kumar Biswas, Umesh Mathur, Swapan Kumar Hazra\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367620769, 978-0367620769\nSynopsis\nThis textbook covers the essential aspects of process safety engineering in a practical and comprehensive manner.\n\nIt provides readers with an understanding of process safety hazards in the refining and petrochemical industries and how to manage them in a reliable and professional manner. It covers the most important concepts: static electricity, intensity of thermal radiation, thermodynamics of fluid phase equilibria, boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE), emission source models, hazard identification methods, risk control and methods for achieving manufacturing excellence while also focusing on safety. Extensive case studies are included.\n\nAimed at senior undergraduate and graduate chemical engineering students and pra.