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Vacuum collapse of vented tanks
Author(s) -
Nevers Noel De
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680150205
Subject(s) - storage tank , steam explosion , forensic engineering , engineering , environmental science , waste management , pulp and paper industry
Process tanks and vessels can withstand internal pressures much larger than the vacuums needed to collapse them. Such tanks and vessels are often collapsed when they are emptied without proper venting, or when their vents are obstructed. It is also possible to collapse a vented tank, if it is filled with steam and cooled rapidly.