Identification of fireproofing zones in Oil&Gas facilities by a risk-based procedure

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 83-93

  Di Padova, Annamaria ^a,b   Tugnoli, Alessandro ^a   Cozzani, Valerio ^a   Barbaresi, Tiziana ^b   Tallone, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAIPEM S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fire hazard; Fire protection; Fireproofing; Major accident hazard; Quantitative risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; FIRE SCENARIOS; GAS FACILITIES; JET FIRE; MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD; POOL FIRES; PROCESS PLANTS; PROTECTION ZONES; QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE HEAT; RISK-BASED; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRES; LAKES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FIREPROOFING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HEATING; OIL INDUSTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATIVE FORCING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; FIRE PROTECTION; FIREPROOFING; GAS; METHODOLOGY; OIL INDUSTRY; PUMP; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORAGE; TANK;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FIRES; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79957728885     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.043     Document Type: Article

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