Major accidents in process industries and an analysis of causes and consequences |
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| Institution: | 1. National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics, Australian Maritime College (AMC), University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia;2. Centre for Risk, Integrity and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John''s, NL, Canada;3. School of the Built Environment Research Institute, Ulster University, Jordanstown Campus, United Kingdom;1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;2. MAHB, European Commission’s Joint Research Centre;3. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Industrial Big Data System and Application, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | This paper briefly recapitulates some of the major accidents in chemical process industries which occurred during 1926–1997. These case studies have been analysed with a view to understand the damage potential of various types of accidents, and the common causes or errors which have led to disasters. An analysis of different types of accidental events such as fire, explosion and toxic release has also been done to assess the damage potential of such events. It is revealed that vapour cloud explosion (VCE) poses the greatest risk of damage. The study highlights the need for risk assessment in chemical process industries. |
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