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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2019.57.3.351

Consideration on Design and Management of Flexible Hose through the Case Study of Chlorine Leak  

Park, Suyoul (Chemical Accident Prevention Center, Ulsan Regional Office, KOSHA)
Yim, Ji-pyo (Chemical Accident Prevention Center, Ulsan Regional Office, KOSHA)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.57, no.3, 2019 , pp. 351-357 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research was performed to propose domestic standard for design and management of flexible hose by analyzing chlorine leak caused by breakage of the hose in Ulsan, 2018. The leak had multiple causes but this paper focuses on analyzing the cause of breakage of flexible hose, the direct cause. According to the analysis, flexible hose that the company of the accident used for chlorine transfer was inappropriate in several aspects including material and wall thickness. And even pressure test had been conducted below operating pressure. Upon investigation on five companies that handle chlorine in Ulsan, four companies were using inappropriate flexible hose for chlorine transfer. Since there is no domestic standard for the design of flexible hose for chlorine transfer at present, it is hard to examine its design adequacy. Design standard of flexible hose used in chlorine transfer that is applicable domestically is proposed based on this research. It will contribute to the reduction in risk of breakage of the hose if the proposed standard could be applied in design and examination of flexible hose.
Keywords
Chlorine; Leak; Flexible hose; PTFE; Burst pressure; MAWP;
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