Process Plants

A Handbook for Inherently Safer Design, Second Edition

AvTrevor A. Kletz,Paul Amyotte

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How far will an ounce of prevention really go? While the answer to that question may never be truly known, Process Plants: A Handbook for Inherently Safer Design, Second Edition takes us several steps closer. The book demonstrates not just the importance of prevention, but the importance of designing with prevention in mind. It emphasizes the role

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-05-17
Språk:Engelska
ISBN:9781439804568
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Inc
Upplaga:2

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Introduction - What are Inherently Safer and User-Friendly Plants? Inherently Safer Design - The Concept and its Scope and Benefits. Intensification. Substitution. Attenuation. Limitation of Effects. Simplification. Simplification - Specifications and Flexibility. Other Ways of Making Plants Friendlier. The Road to Friendlier Plants. Inherently Safer Design and Process Safety Mgmt. Friendlier Plants and the Nuclear Industry. The Role of Inherently Safer Des. in Explosion Prevention and Mitigation. Major Process Incident Case Studies. Do We Go Too Far in Removing Risk? The History and Future of Inherently Safer and User-Friendly Design. Appendix: An Atlas of Safety Thinking. Index.