Water spray protection for a chemical processing unit: One company's view

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Plant/Operations ProgressVolume 3, Issue 4 p. 254-257 Article Water spray protection for a chemical processing unit: One company's view D. C. Kirby, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, W. Va. 25303 David C. Kirby: joined Union Carbide Corporation in 1981 and is a Staff Engineer in the Safety and Fire Protection Technology Group–Engineering & Technology Services Division. Prior to joining Union Carbide he spent 22 years as a Loss Prevention Engineer with the Factory Mutual System. He has a B. S. Degree in Agricultural Engineering from West Virginia University and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. DeRoo, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, W. Va. 25303 John L. De Roo: is staff engineer in the Engineering and Technology Services Division of Union Carbide Corporation. His responsibilities include development of safety and fire protection engineering standards which are used in the design of major petrochemicals and plastics manufacturing plants. A certified Safety Professional, he is a member of the Automatic Sprinkler Code Committee of the National Fire Protection Association, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and American Society of Safety Engineers, Consultants Division. He has a B. S. in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and an M. S. in Industrial Safety from Marshall University. He is a registered safety engineer in the State of California.Search for more papers by this author D. C. Kirby, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, W. Va. 25303 David C. Kirby: joined Union Carbide Corporation in 1981 and is a Staff Engineer in the Safety and Fire Protection Technology Group–Engineering & Technology Services Division. Prior to joining Union Carbide he spent 22 years as a Loss Prevention Engineer with the Factory Mutual System. He has a B. S. Degree in Agricultural Engineering from West Virginia University and is a Registered Professional Engineer.Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. DeRoo, Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, W. Va. 25303 John L. De Roo: is staff engineer in the Engineering and Technology Services Division of Union Carbide Corporation. His responsibilities include development of safety and fire protection engineering standards which are used in the design of major petrochemicals and plastics manufacturing plants. A certified Safety Professional, he is a member of the Automatic Sprinkler Code Committee of the National Fire Protection Association, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and American Society of Safety Engineers, Consultants Division. He has a B. S. in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and an M. S. in Industrial Safety from Marshall University. He is a registered safety engineer in the State of California.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1984 https://doi.org/10.1002/prsb.720030412Citations: 3 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume3, Issue4October 1984Pages 254-257 RelatedInformation