Accession Number:

ADA002195

Title:

Hydrogen Peroxide Tank Safety

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Hazlett, Robert N.
• Stone, Jack P.
• Hall, James M.

Report Date:

1974-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

49.0

Abstract:

The U.S. Coast Guard has the responsibility for regulating water transport of chemicals in U.S. ports and inland waters. In support of that responsibility, NRL has evaluated the effect of a vigorous fire on a 4,000 gallon aluminum transport container for hydrogen peroxide. Heat transfer calculations show that the bare tank would fail in about five minutes in a fire exposure but that one-inch insulation would protect the tank and contents for at least 30 minutes. Additional calculations, combined with experimental H2O2 decomposition rates, predict that the critical self-heat temperature for one-inch insulation, while lower than that for the bare tank, would be acceptable.

Descriptors:

• *TANKS(CONTAINERS)
• *HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
• *FIRE SAFETY
• HEAT TRANSFER
• THERMODYNAMICS
• ALUMINUM
• DECOMPOSITION
• THERMAL INSULATION

Subject Categories:

• Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Processing
• Containers and Packaging
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE