The quantitative assessment of domino effect caused by overpressure. Part II. Case studies.
A quantitative assessment of the contribution to industrial risk of domino effect due to overpressure was undertaken by using the damage probability models developed in part I. Two case studies derived from the actual lay-out of an oil refinery were analyzed. Individual and societal risk indexes were estimated both in the absence and in the presence of the domino effects caused by overpressure. An increase of individual risk up to an order of magnitude was found when considering domino effects.
Cozzani
Valerio
V
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali, Università di Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Salzano
Ernesto
E
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005107:Explosions; D005648:Fuel Oils; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011312:Pressure; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods
D005648:Fuel Oils