- Author
- Chemistry Press
- Title
- Fire Protection of Exposed (Open-Air) Industrial Facilities.
- Book or Conf
- Fire Protection of Exposed (Open-Air) Industrial Facilities, Chemistry Press, Moscow, 199 p., 1975
- Keywords
- industries | fire protection | explosion hazards | combustible liquids | fire hazards assessment
- Abstract
- Examined in the book are aspects of the fire and explosion safety of open-air industrial facilities, tank forms for combustible liquids and gases. It contains information on the specifics of ignition and buildup of fires in exposed industrial systems, on fire parameters, and the choice of fire protection configurations. The principles of calculation, design and operation of fire protection systems are given. The book is intended for personnel in research and design organizations involved with problems of selecting, calculating and designing technical fire protection means, engineering and technical personnel of plants of the chemical, petrochemical, oil-processing and related branches of the industry, fire service personnel and inspection agencies, and agencies for supervising factory safety; it will be useful to instructors and students of special educational institutions.