A scheme for the classification of explosions in the chemical process industry

作者：Abbasi Tasneem; Pasman H J; Abbasi S A^*

来源：Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010, 174(1-3): 270-280.

DOI：10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.047

• Explosion classification
• Physical explosions
• Chemical explosions
• BLEVE
• VCE
• Dust explosion
• Condensed phase explosion

All process industry accidents fall under three broad categories-fire. explosion. and toxic release. Of these fire is the most common, followed by explosions. Within these broad categories occur a large number of sub-categories, each depicting a specific sub-type of a fire/explosion/toxic release. But whereas clear and self-consistent sub-classifications exist for fires and toxic releases, the situation is not as clear vis a vis explosions. In this paper the inconsistencies and/or shortcomings associated with the classification of different types of explosions, which are seen even in otherwise highly authentic and useful reference books on process safety, are reviewed. In its context a new classification is attempted which may, hopefully, provide a frame-of-reference for the future.

• 出版日期2010-2-15