Rd. Mcintosh et al., THE DESIGN OF DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR RUNAWAY CHEMICAL REACTOR RELIEF, Journal of loss prevention in the process industries, 8(3), 1995, pp. 169-183
Options for the treatment or disposal of the two-phase discharge from
a runaway reactor following emergency venting are discussed. Methods a
re given for the design of separation vessels and quench tanks. Differ
ent types of separation vessel and various design methods are compared
. Examples are given for the different methods and systems.