I’m guessing here, but it looks the either a HPRV or a cracked 90 by that vessel. I’m shocked the evacuation fan’s didn’t energize and clear the room. Ammonia fires have to have a the right concentration and some type of ignition. It looks like they didn’t have any leak detection either, that fire should have never happened. I’m sure the were fined heavily for that release and the fire. Hopefully no one was injured
I do not see when electrical system was cut-out or ventilation started. I suspect there was not any gas detection system active in this plant room. Otherwise the electrical system was cut-out and there was not spark to cause fire and explosion.
Most people don't understand how dangerous anhydrous ammonia is. The rocket motor of the X 15 hypersonic airplane used anhydrous liquid ammonia and liquid oxygen as fuel and oxidizer
Was there any ventilation in that room? I can’t imagine that much ammonia in there and no one noticed it even outside the room. I’ve seen and been in some pretty bad leaks, but never that bad. Even with a Scott pack that would have been risky to go into.
Yes, go get some household cleaner with ammonia in it, open the container. Don’t put it under your nose, just pour some out into a vessel, you will get the idea of how bad ammonia smells. However like a lot of things, an operator 1 technician may not be able to smell it as easily as someone who doesn’t work around it a lot or at all. All of the refrigeration guys I work with are nose blind to the smell, in lower concentrations. We do have an alarm systems, and exhaust fans in our engine room, at one point we had two, but one has been decommissioned and is inert now.
It’s not a good feeling, believe me. We had a contractor installing high level cut out alarms on one of our systems and one of them drilled right into a control line on a screw compressor….filled entire engine room with oil and ammonia in a matter of minutes
The extraction fans: On = all good Off= engine room can't be used In Italy the is a law of 1927 to rule the ammonia engine room. Ps the leak was in liquid fase
I’m guessing here, but it looks the either a HPRV or a cracked 90 by that vessel. I’m shocked the evacuation fan’s didn’t energize and clear the room. Ammonia fires have to have a the right concentration and some type of ignition. It looks like they didn’t have any leak detection either, that fire should have never happened. I’m sure the were fined heavily for that release and the fire. Hopefully no one was injured
"Yeah I can smell it over here" >thud
I can smell it all the way from here ăswell????? ??
🙂
I do not see when electrical system was cut-out or ventilation started.
I suspect there was not any gas detection system active in this plant room.
Otherwise the electrical system was cut-out and there was not spark to cause fire and explosion.
Ammonia sensors and a scrubber system may have helped....
Most people don't understand how dangerous anhydrous ammonia is. The rocket motor of the X 15 hypersonic airplane used anhydrous liquid ammonia and liquid oxygen as fuel and oxidizer
Been in a few ammonia leaks but that one your done-get out
No sulfur sticks? No handheld detector?
nah nah nah just give her a good ol sniff that’ll do it
@@YouDontKnowMeSoYouDontKnowJack It's an ammonia plant at a small facility. I'm surprised they had a maintenance team that knew to evacuate.
Was there any ventilation in that room? I can’t imagine that much ammonia in there and no one noticed it even outside the room. I’ve seen and been in some pretty bad leaks, but never that bad. Even with a Scott pack that would have been risky to go into.
Did they say what caused that leak?
www.journal-topics.com/articles/investigators-find-faulty-valve-led-to-elk-grove-plant-explosion/
Physics.
High pressure
Paçalardan içeri girdimi pipiye zarar Amonyak 😂😂
Does Ammonia have a particular smell?
Yo eh olido amoniaco y puedo decir según mi opinión que huele a tinte de cabello, o esos productos para cabello
Yes, go get some household cleaner with ammonia in it, open the container.
Don’t put it under your nose, just pour some out into a vessel, you will get the idea of how bad ammonia smells.
However like a lot of things, an operator 1 technician may not be able to smell it as easily as someone who doesn’t work around it a lot or at all. All of the refrigeration guys I work with are nose blind to the smell, in lower concentrations.
We do have an alarm systems, and exhaust fans in our engine room, at one point we had two, but one has been decommissioned and is inert now.
First shift definitely blamed the third shift operator.
failure detection system
I can’t imagine what will happen if I’m trapped inside there with all the ammonia gas flying around 🤧🤧🤧🤧😵😵😵😵😵😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
It’s not a good feeling, believe me. We had a contractor installing high level cut out alarms on one of our systems and one of them drilled right into a control line on a screw compressor….filled entire engine room with oil and ammonia in a matter of minutes
💀💀💀😯😮😁
@@kennethcarroll5420 WOW
This could've been so much worse.
The extraction fans:
On = all good
Off= engine room can't be used
In Italy the is a law of 1927 to rule the ammonia engine room.
Ps the leak was in liquid fase