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Author McNay, James

Title A Guide to Fire and Gas Detection Design in Hazardous Industries
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (153 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction to Fire and Gas Detection -- 2 Performance-Based F&G Mapping -- Methodology -- Prescriptive Versus Performance-Based Design -- Mitigation Action -- 3 Systemic Safety -- Risk Assessment Techniques -- Accident Investigation -- Cost-Effectiveness -- Does Defence in Depth Work? -- Systemic Influence in F&G Design -- 4 Flame Detection Technologies -- Detecting Flaming Fires -- Ultraviolet (UV) -- Single Infrared (IR)
Combined UV/IR -- Multi-Channel IR -- Visual Flame Detection (VFD) -- 5 Flame Detection in Process Areas -- Practical Applications of Optical Flame Detection -- Performance Testing -- Implementing Flame Detection Desensitisation in Mapping -- Calculation of RHO -- Flame Detection Performance Targets -- Flame Detection Mapping -- Putting the Design Engineer at the Heart of Flame Detector Optimisation -- 6 Gas Detection Technologies -- Catalytic -- Infrared Point Gas Detector (IRPGD) -- Infrared Open Path Gas Detector (OPGD) -- Toxic Gas Detection -- Laser-Based Open Path -- Ultrasonic/Acoustic
7 Flammable Gas Detection in Process Areas -- Application of Flammable Gas Detection -- Gas Detection Performance Targets -- Gas Detection Mapping -- Hazard Representation -- Target Gas Cloud Method Applying Dense and Dilute Clouds -- Has the TGC Approach Been Applied? -- CFD Modelling in the Placement of Gas Detectors -- The Narrative of Gas Dispersion Modelling in Flammable Gas Detector Placement -- 8 Notes on Specialised F&G Hazards -- HVAC/Air Inlet Detection -- Ultrasonic/Acoustic Design -- Toxic Gas Detection -- 9 Competence -- Safety First -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781000629620
1000629627