Monday, September 21st, 2009
Methane being extremely flammable, the fire and gas detection (FGD) system in LNG facilities should be capable of early detection of flammable gas leading to shutdown/isolation and depressurization.
Usually catalytic combustion type gas sensors are used for detecting LNG vapors; however, for these combustion gas sensors to work the vapors within ...
Posted in Fires and explosions, LNG, Process Safety | 7 Comments »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
LNG import terminals in the U.S. follow NFPA-59A and 49CFR193 standards for facility siting. As a part of the siting studies, LNG regasification facilities report thermal radiation exclusion zones and flammable vapor exclusion zones:
Flammable vapor hazard zones are based on a design spill from a single accidental source, usually a ...
Posted in Consequence Modeling, LNG, Siting, Thermal Radiation | No Comments »
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
An explosion occurred at East Ohio Company’s peak-shaving plant in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1944. 128 people were killed and 225 injured as a result of the incident.
East Ohio Company built a LNG peak-shaving facility in Cleveland in 1941 to augment the gas supply. In 1943, a cylindrical storage ...
Posted in Incident Investigation, LNG, Process Safety | 1 Comment »
