Salomon, Roland

Systematic Approach for Assessing the Safety Measures for Reaction Vessels

Abstract

This is a short report about the study „Requirements of technical equipment at reaction vessels to avoid emissions of dangerous substances via pressure-relief systems“. The study shows how the hazards involved can be systematicallyanalyzed, and the requirements of the safety measures can be defined and documented.The evaluation of the 41 mainly batch-processed reaction vessels of the Ba-varian chemical industry showed that the emission of substances is prevented above all by process-control measures. The reaction vessels are generally equipped with pressure-relieving systems, because they also limit the extent of the damage in case of a failure.

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