Based on the author's many years of experience in practicing safety assessment in industry and teaching students or professionals in this area, the topic of this book is seldom found on university curricula and many professionals do not have the knowledge required to interpret thermal data in terms of risks. For this reason, Francis Stoessel adopts a unique systematic how-to-do approach: Each chapter begins with a case history illustrating the topic and presenting the lessons learned from the incident. In so doing, he analyzes a goldmine of numerous examples stemming from industrial practice, additionally providing a series of problems or case studies at the end of each chapter. Divided into three distinct sections, part one looks at the general aspects of thermal process safety, while Part 2 deals with mastering exothermal reactions. The final section discusses the avoidance of secondary reactions, including heat accumulation and thermal confinement.

Based on the author's many years of experience in practicing safety assessment in industry and teaching students or professionals in this area, the topic of this book is seldom found on university curricula and many professionals do not have the knowledge required to interpret thermal data in terms of risks. For this reason, Francis Stoessel adopts a unique systematic how-to-do approach: Each chapter begins with a case history illustrating the topic and presenting the lessons learned from the incident. In so doing, he analyzes a goldmine of numerous examples stemming from industrial practice, additionally providing a series of problems or case studies at the end of each chapter. Divided into three distinct sections, part one looks at the general aspects of thermal process safety, while Part 2 deals with mastering exothermal reactions. The final section discusses the avoidance of secondary reactions, including heat accumulation and thermal confinement.

PART I: GENERAL ASPECTS OF THERMAL PROCESS SAFETYINTRODUCTIONCase HistoryChemical Industry and SafetyRisk AnalysisSafety DataSystematic Search for HazardsKey Factors for a Successful Risk AnalysisFUNDAMENTALS OF THERMAL PROCESS SAFETYCase History: Storage during Week-EndEnergy PotentialEffect of Temperature on Reaction RateHeat BalanceRunaway ReactionsProblemsASSESSMENT OF THERMAL RISKSCase history: SulfonationThermal RisksSystematic Assessment ProcedureAssessment ProceduresExercisesEXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUESCase History: DiazotizationCalorimetric Measurement PrinciplesChoice of Instruments Used in Safety LaboratoriesProblemsPART II: MASTERING EXOTHERMAL REACTIONSGENERAL ASPECTS OF REACTOR SAFETYCase history: Process DeviationDynamic Stability of ReactorsExampleBATCH REACTORSCase History "Nitroaniline"Principles of Batch ReactionStrategies of Temperature ControlIsothermal ReactionsAdiabatic ReactionPolytropic ReactionIsoperibolic ReactionTemperature Controlled ReactionKey Factors for the Safe Design of Batch ReactorsExercisesSEMI-BATCH REACTORSCase historyPrinciples of Semi-Batch ReactionReactant Accumulation in Semi-Batch ReactorsDesign of Safe Semi-Batch ReactorsIsothermal ReactionIsoperibolic, Constant Cooling Medium TemperatureNon Isothermal ReactionStrategies of Feed ControlChoice of Temperature and Feed RateFeed Control by AccumulationExercisesCONTINUOUS REACTORSCase HistoryContinuous Stirred Tank ReactorsTubular ReactorsOther continuous reactor typesTECHNICAL ASPECTS OF REACTOR SAFETYCase history: "Process transfer"Temperature control of industrial reactorsHeat exchange across the wallEvaporative coolingDynamics of the temperature control system and process designExercisesRISK REDUCING MEASURESCase HistoryStrategies of choiceEliminating measuresTechnical preventing MeasuresEmergency measuresDesign of technical measuresExercisesPART III: AVOIDING SECONDARY REACTIONSTHERMAL STABILITYCase History: Storage During RepairThermal Stability and Secondary Decomposition ReactionsConsequences of Secondary Decomposition ReactionsTriggering ConditionExperimental Characterization of Decomposition ReactionsExercisesAUTOCATALYTIC REACTIONSCase History: DMSO RecoveryIntroductionCharacterization of autocatalytic reactionsPractical Safety Aspects for autocatalytic reactionsExercisesHEAT CONFINEMENTCase HistoryHeat accumulation situationsHeat balanceHeat balance with reactive materialAssessing heat accumulation conditionsExercisesSYMBOLS