Aspects regarding explosion risk assessment

Paraian, Mihaela; Burian, Sorin; Magyari, Mihai; Moldovan, Lucian

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201712111016

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“…INCD-INSEMEX Petroşani, as an independent national body charged with investigating industrial fire and explosion produced at the end of the last year at a loading ramp for car fuels while loading diesel fuel in compartment 4 of a tanker. It is mentioned that the company has faced such incidents in the past, including one with the several months before [7].…”

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The risk of static electricity at handling diesel fuel

Paraian¹,

Ghicioi²,

Vătavu³

et al. 2021

MATEC Web Conf.

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Diesel fuel in motion when is transporting by pipes when is mixing, pumping, filtering, agitating or by pouring them from one vessel to another can generate static charges. Also, static electricity may occur if the liquid is splashes and forms a mist inside the tank. Accumulation of static electricity can, under certain conditions, be discharge and ignite the flammable/explosive atmosphere. Ignition hazards from static discharges can be eliminated by controlling the generation or accumulation of static charges or by eliminating a flammable mixture where static electricity may be discharged. Factors that need to be considered to reduce the risk of ignition sunt flammability characteristics of explosive atmosphere (the vapor pressure, flash point, temperature, and pressure) and the factors that determine the charging of static electricity (fuel type, electrical conductivity, sulfur content, viscosity, vehicle process: flow rate, pipe diameter, filters, pumps, spark promoters). In this paper are presented some aspects regarding the technical, organizational requirements and responsibilities of the personnel designated to prevent the formation and accumulation of static electricity when loading diesel fuel tanks, starting from a case study, respectively some explosions which occurred to a company during the loading operation.

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The risk of static electricity at handling diesel fuel

Paraian¹,

Ghicioi²,

Vătavu³

et al. 2021

MATEC Web Conf.

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“…The requirements for machine and system monitoring and control are increasing, and, in response, so does the interest and research in the design and development of smart innovative solutions for modular explosion proof automation. Modular solutions can be designed in hazardous areas, taking into account all the various aspects of explosion protection and risk assessment [6]. In oil and gas industry, the extraction, transportation, storage, and refining are realised under extremely harsh conditions.…”

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Modular automation cabinet for proactive monitoring in ATEX Zone 2

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The paper presents an automation system dedicated to oil & gas machinery applications, such as electrical gas compressors. The future aim is to introduce it into the Romanian oil & gas industry. The system consists of a low size cabinet and its dependencies, which can be used in ATEX Zone 2. The electronic equipment is dimensioned and chosen according to the standards in force, so that the limited current and voltage requirements for methane gas to be met. The key feature is that this system complies with all ATEX standards for Zone 2. Moreover, it can also be a mobile and modular solution if needed, for a versatile and easy use in proactive monitoring of multiple locations across various compressor plants. The design, wireless transmission and possible implementation of this cabinet are presented. Remote data transmission via Wi-Fi and RS-485 communication interfaces between the devices is considered, due to several advantages: mobility, versatility, wide compatibility, environmentally friendly, as well as higher resources efficiency (reducing time and costs).

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Statistical analysis and trends in personnel authorisation for activities related to explosive atmospheres

Andriș

Darie

2022

MATEC Web Conf.

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Technological installations processing flammable substances in the form of gases, vapours, mists, dusts, lint or fibres create special spaces in their vicinity called explosive atmospheres classified into zones. For these installations to operate safely, they must be designed, installed, operated, maintained and repaired by personnel qualified and authorised to carry out these activities. In the first part of the paper the risk of explosion that may occur in the performance of these activities by the personnel involved is presented. In the second part of the paper, the importance of personnel authorisation in the field of explosive atmospheres and the authorisation procedure at national level is presented. In the third part of the paper statistical analysis and trends in the authorisation process in Romania are presented.

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Aspects regarding explosion risk assessment

Cited by 3 publications

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The risk of static electricity at handling diesel fuel

The risk of static electricity at handling diesel fuel

Modular automation cabinet for proactive monitoring in ATEX Zone 2

Statistical analysis and trends in personnel authorisation for activities related to explosive atmospheres

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