- Author
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Newman, J. S.
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Vincent, B. G.
- Title
- Thermal Endurance of Construction Materials at LNG Facilities. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, IL
- Sponsor
- Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL
- Report
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FMRC J.I. 0F0R5.RC; GRI-80/0099,
November 1981,
109 p.
- Contract
- 5080-352-0347
- Keywords
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construction materials
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facilities
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gases
- Abstract
- Construction materials utilized at LNG facilities are required to meet certain standards set by regulatory authorities and/or company specifications. Thermal endurance requirements are included in these standards and specifications and do, for the most part, refer to endurance tests conducted by nationally recognized approval and testing agencies. However, the tests performed by these agencies do not truly simulate the potential exposure afforded by contact with either LNG or an LNG fire. The objective of this program was to develop, in conceptural form, a test method or methods which could be used to effectively evaluate the thermal endurance of various construction materials in use at LNG facilities. Using data gathered from an extensive literature search, on-site visits of LNG facilities and an assessment of thermal exposures from potential accident scenarios, potential thermal hazards were quantified and desirable performance criteria for the construction materials identified. Existing test methods were evaluated in conjuction with this information and conceptual test methods were designed which could effecttively simulate the thermal exposures anticipated at LNG facilities.