An overview of test standards and regulations relevant to the fire testing of pressure vessels

Fire exposure of storage and transportation vessels of hazardous materials (including pressure liquefied gases) can result in BLEVEs and other high-consequence incidents with large societal and economic impacts. To reduce risk most countries have numerous regulations, codes of practice and guidance...

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Published in:Process safety and environmental protection 2021-01, Vol.145, p.150-156
Main Authors: Bradley, I., Scarponi, G.E., Otremba, F., Birk, A.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BLEVE
Codes of Practice
Economic impact
Fire
Fire exposure
Gases
Hazardous materials
Liquefied gases
LPG
Pool fires
Pressure
Pressure vessel
Pressure vessels
Protection systems
Regulations
Risk management
Risk reduction
Test
Test procedures
Thermal protection
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Summary:Fire exposure of storage and transportation vessels of hazardous materials (including pressure liquefied gases) can result in BLEVEs and other high-consequence incidents with large societal and economic impacts. To reduce risk most countries have numerous regulations, codes of practice and guidance notes covering the design, operation and maintenance of vessels and thermal protection systems. Yet despite such regulations there remains no internationally accepted fire test procedure for pressure vessel and accompanying thermal protection systems that is capable of meeting a range of regulatory requirements. This paper considers some of the regulations in place in the western world and considers the origin of these based on large and medium-scale testing conducted to date. It examines conditions found in these tests to propose a set of recommendations on which to base a standard method of test. These recommendations are proposed as being representative of a credible large pool fire scenario that may occur.
ISSN:0957-5820
1744-3598
DOI:10.1016/j.psep.2020.07.047