Hi,
We have an older atmospheric tank currently only equipped with a lute pot for relief. It contains a flammable (flash point <20 C/68 F) and quite toxic liquid. It is nitrogen blanketed. It has been considered to equip the tank with a pressure/vacuum valve also sized for fire case. The...
A centrifugal pump is used for liquid transfer (filling) of a flammable and somewhat volatile liquid from a truck to a vessel. If the pump deadheads due to it continuing running despite the truck container being empty, is there then any risk of a flammable atmosphere occuring inside the pump...
A question has been lifted in a HAZID regarding an external fire happening in a plant. The discussion then related to the risk of a line bursting due to this fire and the fire igniting the contents of the line and then the risk of flashback in to the atmospheric vessel to which the line is...
There has been some internal debate following a LOPA that is being used to perform SIL allocation. One scenario in the LOPA is overpressuring of a tank during filling operation. Filling operations take place about 10 times per year.
One initating cause for overpressure in the tank during...
