SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF LNG FACILITIES

A discussion of operational safety and reliability of LNG facilities covers the behavior of LNG spills on land or on open water; prevention of LNG ignition; codes for methods, materials, design and fabrication, spill containment, relief in closed systems, fire protection, and personnel protection; a system for checking, reviewing, and approving at all phases from design through installation; training programs; startup problems; and emergency training.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the ASME Pet. Mech. Eng. Conference, New Orleans, La., Setp. 17-21, 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Uhl, A E
  • Amoroso, L A
  • Seiter, R H
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Liquefied natural gas; LNG pipelines; Pipeline safety; Spills (Pollution)
• Old TRIS Terms: Lng spills
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056401
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASME #72-Pet-53 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM