Archive for the ‘Natural Disasters’ Category

Hurricane Risks: Flood Damage to Plant Equipment

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

It has been exactly a year since Ike...so I figured this would be an appropriate time to post on hurricane risks. During a hurricane plant equipment can be damaged both by high winds and flooding.  For example, the majority of plant equipment damage caused by Hurricane Rita (2005) was wind related, ...

Hurricane Risk Management for Refineries: Control the Flying Objects

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Hurricanes pose serious risks to physical assets in chemical plants and refineries. During hurricanes, plant equipment can be damaged by high winds and/or flood waters. I’m hoping your refinery has adequate protection against flooding...so let us see what risks are posed by high winds. High winds acting on plant equipment exert ...