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API TR 756-1 : 2014

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

PROCESS PLANT TENT RESPONSES TO VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS - RESULTS OF THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE TENT TESTING PROGRAM

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-09-2014

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
2 OVERVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE API TEST PROGRAM
3 A SERIES TESTS
4 B SERIES TESTS
5 C SERIES TESTS
6 FOLLOW-ON TESTS PERFORMED BY BAKERRISK
7 RESULTS OF EXPLOSION RESEARCH COOPERATIVE TEST ON
  TENT CONTENTS
8 SUMMARY OF ALL API TEST DATA
ANNEXES
Annex A: Descriptions of Tents Tested
Annex B: Test Series A - Full Plots of Pressure Data
Annex C: Test Series B - Full Plots of Test Data
Annex D: Test Series C - Full Plots of Test Data

Beginning in 2011, the American Petroleum Institute (API) to performed vapor cloud explosion (VCE) tests to determine the response of tents to the potential explosion hazards that may be present at refineries, petrochemical and chemical operations, natural gas and other onshore process facilities covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119.

DocumentType
Technical Report
Pages
597
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Current

API 756 : 2014 MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION OF PROCESS PLANT TENTS
API RP 756:2024 Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Tents

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