Explosion in an a Ammonia Plant
The explosion occurred in the ammonia/hydrogen separator of the ammonia reactor due to metallurgical problem.
Event Date
April 18, 1988
Record Quality Indicator
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Cause Comments
Material of construction failure (metals)
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
reaction vessel, gas separator
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Event description extracted from the UK database ICHEME in PDF.
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https://www.icheme.org/knowledge/safety-centre/resources/accident-data/
(accessed October 2020)