Ammonia leakage from refrigeration plant and the management practice

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Gangopadhyay, R K ^a   Das, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Emergency procedures; Hazard; Leakage; Oil separator

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AMMONIA; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SEPARATORS;

AMMONIA LEAKAGE; OIL SEPARATOR; REFRIGERATION PLANT;

REFRIGERATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AMMONIA; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LEAKAGE (FLUID); REFRIGERATION; SEPARATORS;

EID: 40749116011     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10208     Document Type: Article

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