HIAD Sources Categories: JST
The event occurred at an ethylene production plant. The plant was shutdown at the time as the supply of compressed air to the gauges had inadvertently been switched off. This failure of the air…
The explosion occurred at the hydrogen producing unit of a refinery.A solution of potassium carbonate was being drawn off from an absorption tower to a temporary storage tank for a turnaround…
An explosion occurred at testing facility of a space rocket engine. The incident occurred when executing a test studying the performance of a hydrogen gas flow measuring system for fuel feeding…
This incident occurred unit at a demonstration of a new technology for the catalytic cracking of vacuum residual oil. An oil storage tank failed due to high pressure. The overpressure in the tank was…
The incident affected at an indirect oil desulfurization unit, and originated at a piping at the outlet of a heat exchanger. The exchanger was located in the furthermost downstream of the reactor.…
The explosion occurred in an incinerator for non-industrial wastes, during inspection and repair works. These were due to a large quantity of aluminum which produced a solid lump of ash. The…
At a refinery, a leakage and fire occurred during usual operation at a medium-pressure hydrocracker for the desulfurization and decomposition of heavy gas oil. Gas of high-temperature and high-…
This incident occurred at a linear alkylbenzene manufacturing plant. It affected dehydrogenation reactor of normal paraffin, during the operation of catalyst exchange in the reactor. This is usually…
The event occurred at the flanges on the outlet of a desulfurization reactor, which was working under about 300 degrees C The flanges and bolts were cooled down by a large amount of rainwater which…