Conference Papers
The Explosion Research Cooperative (ERC), a joint industry research program, was started by Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk) in 1993 and is now completing its thirteenth year. The ERC is funded by chemical, petrochemical, refining, and insurance companies interested in understanding and predicting explosion hazards and their consequences on buildings, process equipment and people, as well as preventing or mitigating explosions. Since January 2006, the ERC has been conducting a study on the blast capacity of portable buildings at refineries and chemical plants. The work summarized in this paper was performed by Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk). The work presented should not be considered an official guidance document or standard of the ERC or its member companies.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.
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