Ammonia Found In Unusual Circumstances in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Henrico Water Treatment Facility Contained by Hazmat Team – It started when contractor employees started replacing ammonia scrubber equipment during scheduled repairs. […keep reading] ABS Supports Ammonia Safety Through a Comprehensive Approach – Understanding and learning ammonia’s behavior through advanced simulation […]
This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 10/14/14. You can read the original blog here. Question: What is the proper procedure for selecting the pressure relief valve capacity for a positive displacement compressor? Answer: ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 §8.2.2.2 addresses this very question. Furthermore, Appendix E (Informative) of that same document gives […]
This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 6/13/17. You can read the original blog here. Relief System Design and Design Basis is one of the most commonly inspected components of Process Safety Information (Title 8 CCR §5189(d)(3)(A)(4) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D)). This documentation, when prepared correctly, will describe the […]
No Harm, No Foul in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chemical Leak at Pasadena Plant Facility Posed no Threat to Community – In a statement Thursday afternoon, Ineos Styrolution said the leak was isolated and posed no threat to the surrounding community. Officials had issued a precautionary onsite shelter-in-place while identifying the source of […]
This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 1/24/17. You can read the original blog here. One often overlooked aspect of a relief valve discharge termination piping system is the scenario that was used as the basis of the piping design. Most designers understand that termination piping must be sized so […]
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