Critical storage pressure

Orlien, V., Hansen, E., and Skibsted, L.H. 2000. Lipid oxidation in high pressure processed chicken breast muscle during chill storage Critical working pressure in relation to oxidation mechanism. European Food Research and Technology 211 99-104. 

A further use of the Jenike method is its extension to the critical structural design of storage vessels. Because pressures can be calculated, it is possible to design for actual conditions rather than estimates. Also, flow-corrective devices may be designed by using his theoiy. 

A high pressure process or storage vessel should never be "pointed" at manned or critical facilities or other high inventory systems for concerns of a BLEVE of the container with the ends of the vessel rocketing towards the vulnerable location. As a further inherent safety enhancement, spheroid separation vessels may be used in some instances instead of horizontal pressure vessels (bullets). This reduces the possibility of a BLEVE incident directed towards other exposures. 

A critical safety issue of using diesel-ethanol blends relates to flashpoint and flammability. E-diesel blends containing 10-15% ethanol have the vapor pressure and flammability limits of ethanol. This means that ethanol concentrations in enclosed spaces such as fuel storage and vehicle fuel tanks are flammable over the temperature range 13-42 °C. Thus, there are higher risks of fire and explosion than with diesel fuel, or even gasoline. Other vehicle performance-related concerns are (a) a decreased maximum power (b) an increased incidence of fuel pump vapor lock and (c) a reduced fuel pump and fuel injector life due to the decreased lubricity of ethanol. 

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