API TR 756-1 : 2014
Withdrawn
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PROCESS PLANT TENT RESPONSES TO VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSIONS - RESULTS OF THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE TENT TESTING PROGRAM
03-02-2024
01-09-2014
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
2 OVERVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE API TEST PROGRAM
3 A SERIES TESTS
4 B SERIES TESTS
5 C SERIES TESTS
6 FOLLOW-ON TESTS PERFORMED BY BAKERRISK
7 RESULTS OF EXPLOSION RESEARCH COOPERATIVE TEST ON
TENT CONTENTS
8 SUMMARY OF ALL API TEST DATA
ANNEXES
Annex A: Descriptions of Tents Tested
Annex B: Test Series A - Full Plots of Pressure Data
Annex C: Test Series B - Full Plots of Test Data
Annex D: Test Series C - Full Plots of Test Data
Beginning in 2011, the American Petroleum Institute (API) to performed vapor cloud explosion (VCE) tests to determine the response of tents to the potential explosion hazards that may be present at refineries, petrochemical and chemical operations, natural gas and other onshore process facilities covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| API 756 : 2014 | MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION OF PROCESS PLANT TENTS |
| API RP 756:2024 | Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Tents |
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