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GUIDELINES FOR
PRESSURE RELIEF AND EFFLUENT HANDLING
SYSTEMS
Copyright © 2017 by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process
Safety, author.
Title: Guidelines for pressure relief and effluent handling systems / Center
for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers.
Description: Second edition. | New York, NY : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017]
| Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017002351 (print) | LCCN 2017004079 (ebook) | ISBN
9780470767733 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119330264 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119330295
(epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Chemical plants--Waste disposal. | Hazardous
wastes--Management. | Relief valves. | Sewage disposal.
Classification: LCC TD899.C5 G85 2017 (print) | LCC TD899.C5 (ebook) | DDC
660.028/6--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017002351
Dr. Michael A. Grolmes (Centaurus Technology), an original employee of Fauske & Associates LLC, who was principally responsible for development and documentation of much of the DIERS two-flow technology, the large-scale blowdown and reactive experimental program, and the SAFIRE computer program.
Dr. Joseph C. Leung (LeungInc), an original employee of Fauske & Associates LLC, who was jointly responsible for development of the DIERS Bench-Scale Apparatus (Later the VSP) and the reported experimental results as well as development of the Omega Method for calculating two-phase flows and sizing emergency relief systems for runaway reactions.
Dr. Georges A. Melhem (President and CEO, ioMosaic Corporation) who developed the SuperChems™ family (EXPERT, DIERS, and Lite) of computer programs. These programs are widely used for various process safety studies and sizing of emergency relief and flare systems. The SuperChems™ for DIERS computer program was made available for licensing and distribution by AIChE. The SuperChems™ for DIERS Lite computer program was made available to AIChE for distribution and licensing with this book. Dr. Melhem was co-editor of this guideline and the 1st (1995), 2nd (1998) and 3rd (2005) International Symposium Proceedings published by AIChE / DIERS.
ioMosaic Corporation provided editorial, administrative, and significant financial support for the publication of this guideline and the 1st (1995), 2nd (1998) and 3rd (2005) International Symposium Proceedings published by AIChE / DIERS.
Fauske & Associates LLC, led by Dr. Hans K. Fauske, was the DIERS contractor responsible for the original development and documentation of the DIERS technology that changed the engineering paradigm for design of emergency relief system involving runaway reaction and two-phase flow. FAI recently celebrated their 35th anniversary of continuous technology development and support of safety improvements for the chemical process and nuclear industries.