Chapter 8. Liquefied Flammable Gases
When a design engineer started learning to fly he was struck by the readiness of pilots to accept and follow procedures. He asked his flight instructor what accounted for the difference. The instructor said, “It is very simple. Unlike pilots, design engineers don't go down with their planes.”—Based on a quotation from Ian Ayres [24]
This chapter discusses recommendations made many years ago that are not always followed. It describes a number of incidents involving liquefied flammable gases (LFG) that could have occurred only with these materials (or other flashing flammable liquids). The property of LFG that makes it so hazardous is that it is usually stored and handled under pressure at temperatures above ...
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