1、1600单词， 8600 英文字符， 2830 汉字 出处： Chang J I, Lin C C. A study of storage tank accidentsJ. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2006, 19(1):51-59. 外 文 译 文 学 院 安全工程 专业班级 学生姓名 学 号 A study of storage tank accidents James I. Changa, Cheng-Chung Linb 【 Abstract】 This paper reviews 242 accide
2、nts of storage tanks that occurred in industrial facilities over last 40 years. Fishbone Diagram is applied to analyze the causes that lead to accidents. Corrective actions are also provided to help operating engineers handling similar situations in the future. The results show that 74% of accidents
3、 occurred in petroleum refineries, oil terminals or storage. Fire and explosion account for 85%of the accidents. There were 80 accidents (33%) caused by lightning and 72 (30%) caused by human errors including poor operations and maintenance. Other causes were equipment failure, sabotage, crack and r
4、upture, leak and line rupture, static electricity, open flames etc. Most of those accidents would have been avoided if good engineering have been practiced. Keywords: Fishbone Diagram; Accident statistics, fire and explosion 1. Introduction Storage tanks in refineries and chemical plants contain lar
5、ge volumes of flammable and hazardous chemicals. A small accident may lead to million-dollar property loss and a few days of production interruption. A large accident results in lawsuits, stock devaluation, or company bank- ruptcy. In last 50 years, trade organizations and engineering societies such
6、 as American petroleum institute (API),American institute of chemical engineers (AIChE),American society of mechanical engineers (ASME), and national fire protection association (NFPA) have published strict engineering guidelines and standards for the construction, material selection, design and safe management of storage tanks and their accessories (AIChE, 1988;1993; API, 1988;
