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The most dangerous time for an oil refinery isn't when it is running, but when
it's in transition. During a refinery turnaround, some 30,000 separate
procedures are performed. Dozens are required to move volatile contents
safely out of and into position when the isom unit is coming back on line.
As workers restarted a component of the unit, abnormal pressure built up in
the production tower, and so three relief valves opened to allow highly volatile
gasoline components to escape to the 10 x 20-ft. "blowdown" drum. But so
much fuel flooded into the drum that its capacity was rapidly exceeded. Liquid
and vapor shot straight up the 113-ft. vent stack, into the open air.
Tapos yung plant manager that time, hindi nya naipasa sa next na
magduduty yung info about sa transition ng isom unit.