Syngas Fire in Ammonia Plant Compressor House
Syngas Fire in Ammonia Plant Compressor House
Syngas Fire in Ammonia Plant Compressor House
Comments
Catastrophic
C
Moderate
L
12
R
None
Prevention Safeguards
None for this type of failure.
ESD and Blowdown system in place.
Mitigation Safeguards Internal and external fire crews
Emergency evacuation system in place
A complete visual inspection of all manual valves on flammable gas lines was also
performed. This inspection was conducted together with a valve specialist, a pressure
vessel inspector, and a plant operator.
Leak Detection Systems
Nitrogen commissioning of the plant - after each major plant shutdown, a pressure test
is performed with 2 MPag (300 psig) nitrogen on the front end, and 10 MPag (1500