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pressure vessel
accidents
The following pictures show
damage caused by accidents to
boilers and pressure vessels.
Annular Space
Cylinder Trajectory
LP Gas storage sphere collapsed while being filled for a hydrostatic pressure test
killing a worker underneath. Support legs had corroded due to water trapped
between insulation and support column.
This is an example of
brittle fracture
caused by using cold
water for a
hydrostatic pressure
test and then
pressurizing vessel.
The temperature of
the water caused the
metal to become
brittle.
The Incident
A defective, high pressure, steam boiler ruptured.
High vibrations were heard just before the boiler ruptured.
The resultant explosion on rupture damaged nearby vessels
containing flammables.
The flammable Loss Of Containment resulted in further fires
and explosions.
Results
23 workers were killed.
Nine are still missing.(at time of report)
74 were injured.
$800,000,000 (U.S.) estimated property damage.
Boiler explosion in
private residence. This
slide shows family room
and daughters bedroom
after explosion.