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Raffinate Splitter Tower Incident Analysis by hotden is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes a 2005 explosion and fire at a BP Texas City refinery that killed 15 people. It details how operators overfilled a raffinate splitter tower with flammable liquid. When safety valves opened to relieve pressure, liquid spilled into a blow-down drum that also overfilled, erupting and creating a vapor cloud. The cloud ignited when backfired from an idling truck, causing multiple explosions. The document proposes immediate responses that could have mitigated hazards, such as turning off i
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- hotden
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- EN