Venting & Emergency Relief

Current industry, government and public emphasis on containment of hazardous materials make it essential for each plant to reduce and control accidental releases to the atmosphere. When primary containment measures occasionally fail, safe emergency relief and vent become essential to limit incidents’ impact.

Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems

March, 1998

Current industry, government and public emphasis on containment of hazardous materials makes it essential for each plant to reduce and control accidental releases to the atmosphere. Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems meets the need for information on selecting and sizing...

Guidelines for Postrelease Mitigation Technology in the Chemical Process Industry

December, 1996

This book puts together a body of very recent information never before presented in one volume on the design of post-release mitigation systems. The development of a fundamental knowledge base on post-release mitigation systems, through testing and data correlation, is very new. While further...

Understanding Atmospheric Dispersion of Accidental Releases

December, 1995

A brief introduction to a complex topic, giving a description of the processes involved in an accidental or emergency release and the resulting downwind transport and dilution of gases, vapors, and aerosols.

Emergency Relief System Design Using DIERS Technology: The Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS) Project Manual

April, 1993

OSHA (29 CFR 1910.119) has recognized AIChE/DIERS two-phase flow publications as examples of "good engineering practice" for process safety management of highly hazardous materials. The prediction of when two-phase flow venting will occur, and the applicability of various sizing methods for two-...

Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation

April, 1988

Guidelines for Vapor Release Mitigation is a survey of current industrial practice for controlling accidental releases of hazardous vapors and preventing their escape from the source area.

Emergency Relief Systems (ERS) Design Using DIERS Technology

Instructor-led (classroom) Course

Explore the broad topic of emergency relief system design with an emphasis on the Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS) methods.

Reduce VOC and HAP Emissions

June

2002

Environmental Management

Edward C. Moretti

Follow this roadmap to understand the abatement technologies available for controlling emissions of volaitle organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants and the criteria for choosing among them.

Size Depressurization and Relief Devices for Pressurized Segments Exposed to Fire

September

2002

Safety

Per Salater

Piping and equipment must withstand fires without rupturing. This can be accomplished by properly designing relief and depressurization systems and using passive fire protection,when needed.

Designing Emergency Relief Devices for Reactive Systems

September

2005

Safety

Georges Melhem, Peter Howell

This guidance applies to reactive systems subject to fire-induced runaway reactions, tanks that store reactive materials, and two-phase flow of reactive materials.

What Pressure Relief Really Means

September

2010

Back To Basics

Brian D. Kelly

Poor design, inadequate maintenance, and improper operation can all lead to mechanical failure. The basic concepts of pressure relief, when understood and applied properly, can help prevent this failure