Fire hazard of production and storage of vegetable oils

Abstract

The analysis of the fire hazard of the technological process of vegetable oil production, which is caused by the circulation of flammable, combustible solid and liquid substances and materials in it, is carried out. Liquid oil aerosols pose a high fire hazard when they are released from process equipment under pressure and at elevated temperatures. When a combustion source occurs in them, a sequential burnout occurs (by analogy with gas combustible mixtures), creating an explosive load. Extinguishing foams, powders can be used as extinguishing agents for spills of organic oils, and when aerosols are released from technological equipment, volumetric fire extinguishing agents – sprayed water, general purpose powders, carbon dioxide, nitrogen.