Fire in a Reformer
Follow a leak in a seal of a heat exchanger (metal-covered asbestos) a fire occurred in a reforming process. The hydrogen-rich mixture caused spontaneous inflammation. The fire lasted 30 minutes. The accident followed a series of various start / stops. An annealing treatment had to be carried out on 2 points that had been watered during the incident.
Event Date
June 6, 1969
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Immediate cause is the formation of hydrogen-rich mixture caused spontaneous inflammation.
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
heat exchanger
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
The fire lasted 30 minutes. The accident was a consecutive series of start / stops.
Release Type
Release Substance
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References