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The quantitative assessment of domino effect caused by overpressure. Part II. Case studies
Valerio Cozzani1, Ernesto Salzano
1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali, Università di Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
A quantitative assessment of the contribution to industrial risk of domino effect due to overpressure was undertaken by using the damage probability models developed in part I. Two case studies derived from the actual lay-out of an oil refinery were analyzed. Individual and societal risk indexes were estimated both in the absence and in the presence of the domino effects caused by overpressure. An increase of individual risk up to an order of magnitude was found when considering domino effects.
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