Transportation of hazardous materials via pipeline. A historical overview
| Autor: | Bubbico, Roberto, Casal Fàbrega, Joaquim, Pastor Ferrer, Elsa, Santone, Francesco |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CERTEC - Centre d'Estudis del Risc Tecnològic |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Substàncies perilloses -- Transport
lcsh:Computer engineering. Computer hardware chemical engineering (all) pipelines hazardous materials risk analysis hystorical data Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Hazardous substances--Transportation lcsh:TP155-156 lcsh:TK7885-7895 lcsh:Chemical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol 67 (2018) UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname |
| Popis: | The transportation of hazardous materials via pipelines is often considered a safer alternative to other transportation modalities such as railway, road and ship. However, pipelines often cross industrial and highly populated areas, so that their failure can pose a significant risk to the surrounding environment and the exposed population: the possible release of flammable and/or toxic materials in such areas can generate catastrophic events with very severe consequences. A number of accidents have actually occurred in the past years, and even when no deaths or injured are reported, significant damages to the surrounding environment often occur. This suggests that, given the extremely wide extension of the network worldwide, and the very high amounts of transported materials, a careful analysis is still required. In addition, the construction of pipelines also involves the contribution of expertise from a range of technical areas. As a consequence, the occurrence of accidents and the impact of their consequences, depend on the combination of a large number of parameters. In the present paper, an analysis of data relative to pipelines transporting hazardous materials has been carried out, and the influence of specific issues connected with their type and operation, has been assessed. |
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