ESTIMATING PRODUCTION AND REPAIR EFFORT IN BLAST-DAMAGED PETROLEUM REFINERIES
Abstract
The report details a method for estimating surviving petroleum refinery capability and repair effort needed to restore production capability following exposure to selected blast overpressures. The method addresses information required for post-attack decision areas. The results should facilitate decisions of which refineries should be restored and to what degree, based on products needed and repair effort available. The many variations inherent in petroleum refining have been reduced to readily usable numbers: the total U.S. refineries are classified by six refinery types; crude oils are grouped into three major types and three specialty types; refining processes are typified by the 16 most prominent; all refinery equipment is represented by 25 items most vital to process operation, most susceptible to blast damage, and requiring largest labor input for repair; and petroleum products are represented by seven major groups. In this context the method of estimating refinery production capability and repair requirements is detailed, and the application of the method to any individual refinery is illustrated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0697717
Entities
People
- Frank E. Walker
Organizations
- SRI International