http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:38:50 EDT This article, which originally appeared in August, 2000, addresses avoiding uncontrolled-exothermic, or "runaway" reactions... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/10359.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT This article originally appeared in CE in June, 2002. It discusses using risk analysis as a meaningful and appropriate safety measure in the early design stages of chemical process operations.... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/10360.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT This company has released the rectangular version of its popular CV-S Explosion vent. Specifically designed to provide non-fragmenting opening when protection industrial process equipment, the... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/10280.html Fri, 1 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST This company has announced a new design for its HRD Lockout Assembly. This explosion-protection product is a mechanical barrier used to prevent an accidental discharge of an explosion-suppression container into... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/10010.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST The Atlas line of rupture discs is manufactured using this company’s G2 technology for making rupture discs. The patented technology is capable of making rupture discs without the use of hard-score tooling. The... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/10014.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST The Atlas line of rupture discs extends the pressure capabilities of products made with this company’s G2 technology. The term G2... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/9944.html Thu, 1 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EDT In designing and sizing relief-device and effluent-handling systems, one commonly overlooked aspect of the performance is examining the potential for low temperatures that can cause the components of the system to reach temperatures below their respective, minimum-design metal temperatures (MDMT), which may result in brittle fracture with subsequent loss of containment. This article points out limitations of the typical overpressure-protection-analysis philosophy, discusses common sources of low temperatures for further investigation, and addresses possible design remedies for MDMT concerns.... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/9460.html Sun, 1 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT Pressure relief valves and rupture disks are critical safety devices for protecting personnel and processing equipment from overpressurization situations. Presented here are several engineering practices that can help to identify and address common problems with the pressure relief systems of chemical process industries (CPI) facilities... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/8842.html Sun, 1 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST This new automatic valve performs multiple functions in a piping system, including pressure relief, backpressure control, pump bypass and anti-siphon protection. The... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/8447.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 0:00:00 EDT The lowest KR values in rupture discs KR values are used to determine the frictional flow loss in rupture discs. While the perception is that all rupture discs have high KR values, this company’s FAS (Forward Acting Scored) and PRO+ (Precision Reverse Operating) discs debunk this perception by offering... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/overpressure_and_runaways/8319.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT