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NEW LPG LOSS-CONTROL STANDARDS.

Author(s) : BLOMQUIST D. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

IN VIEW OF SOME SERIOUS LPG INCIDENTS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED, THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE HAS RESTRUCTURED ITS STANDARD 2510 ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LP-GAS STORAGE FACILITIES. TO FURTHER TIGHTEN UP ON SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, A SUPPLEMENT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE FOREGOING STANDARD, STANDARD 2510A WHICH COVERS FIRE PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LP-GAS FACILITIES. THE ARTICLE OUTLINES THE MODIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO STANDARD 2510 WITH RESPECT TO VESSEL DESIGN, SITE SELECTION, SPACING AND IMPOUNDING, FOUNDATIONS AND SUPPORTS, TANK ACCESSORIES, PIPING REQUIREMENTS, LOADING, PRODUCT TRANSFER AND INLOADING, FIRE PROTECTION AND REFRIGERATED STORAGE. A. H. S.

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  • Original title: NEW LPG LOSS-CONTROL STANDARDS.
  • Record ID : 1989-2565
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Source: Hydrocarbon Processing - vol. 67 - n. 12
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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