Guidelines for Engineering Design for Process Safety by CCPS... - 9780470767726

Guidelines for Engineering Design for Process SafetyAuthor(s): CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-AIChE\nISBN-13: 9780470767726, 978-0470767726\nSynopsis\nThis updated version of one of the most popular and widely used CCPS books provides plant design engineers, facility operators, and safety professionals with key information on selected topics of interest. The book focuses on process safety issues in the design of chemical, petrochemical, and hydrocarbon processing facilities. It discusses how to select designs that can prevent or mitigate the release of flammable or toxic materials, which could lead to a fire, explosion, or environmental damage. Key areas to be enhanced in the new edition include inherently safer design, specifically concepts for design of inherently safer unit operations and Safety Instrumented Systems and Layer of Protection Analysis. This book also provides an extens.