Thermal Hazards Identification and Analysis

This section discusses how a runaway reaction occurs and lists some of the process deviations that can lead to such a runaway. Equipment for identifying potentially hazardous process steps is reviewed, and general principles for inherently safe process design are given. 

Additional hazards in plant operations include specific gas and dust explosions, but such considerations are outside the scope of this book. Reference can be made to another CCPS Guidelines book [159] for issues relative to certain explosions. 

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