Published 1989 | Version v1
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Assessment of off-normal emission frequency of a hazardous waste incinerator

Creators

  • 1. California Univ., Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Description

A preliminary assessment of the off-normal emission frequency of a hazardous waste incinerator using fault tree techniques is reported in this paper. The failure rate data used in the study are from different sources, and fault trees are quantified using Integrated Reliability and Risk Analysis System (IRRAS) software. The emissions from the incinerator are grouped into four categories: principal organical hazardous constituents (POHC's), particulates, products of incomplete combustion (PICs), and acid gases. Off-normal emission frequencies of each category are assessed as 2.0, 0.7, 1.7, and 0.04 times per year for POHCs, particulates, PICs, and acid gases respectively. Uncertainty analysis is also conducted

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
ISBN
0-89448-142-8
Imprint Title
Probability, reliability, and safety assessment PSA '89
Imprint Pagination
1300 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 743-749.

Conference

Title
international topical meeting on probability, reliability and safety assessment.
Acronym
PSA '89
Dates
2-7 Apr 1989.
Place
Pittsburgh, PA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23057894
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S09: BIOMASS FUELS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; COMPUTER CODES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE TESTING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INCINERATORS; ORGANIC WASTES; PARTICULATES; POLLUTANTS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
Descriptors DEC
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS; MONITORING; PARTICLES; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TESTING; WASTES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-890405--.