Overview
- The book provides case studies, contains problems and solutions
- It helps to get a profound understanding of safety methods
- The author is an experienced expert in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Accidents in technical installations are random events. Hence they cannot be totally avoided. Only the probability of their occurrence may be reduced and their consequences be mitigated. The book proceeds from hazards caused by materials and process conditions to indicating technical and organizational measures for achieving the objectives of reduction and mitigation. Qualitative methods for identifying weaknesses of design and increasing safety as well as models for assessing accident consequences are presented. The quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of safety measures is explained. The treatment of uncertainties plays a role there. They stem from the random character of the accident and from lacks of knowledge on some of the phenomena to be addressed. The reader is acquainted with the simulation of accidents, safety and risk analyses and learns how to judge the potential and limitations of mathematical modelling. Risk analysis is applied amongst others to “functional safety” and the determination of “appropriate distances” between industry and residential areas (land-use planning). This shows how it can be used as a basis for safety-relevant decisions. Numerous worked-out examples and case studies addressing real plants and situations deepen the understanding of the subjects treated and support self-study.
Target groups
Chemical and petrochemical industry, licensing authorities, testing and certification bodies, safety engineers, engineering , students of process, chemical and mechanical engineering as well as of industrial and engineering chemistry.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Process and Plant Safety
Authors: Ulrich Hauptmanns
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40954-7
Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51322-4Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-40954-7Published: 13 August 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 665
Number of Illustrations: 207 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Originally published Hauptmanns: Prozess- und Anlagensicherheit, Heidelberg, 2013; translated by the author
Topics: Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods, Industrial Pollution Prevention