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CASE STUDY Mixing and Heating a Flammable Liquid in an Open Top Tank One killed, two injured Investigation No. 2006-08-I-IL April 2007 案例研究 在敞口储罐中搅拌并加热易燃液体 1死两伤 调查报告编号：2006-08-I-IL 2007年4月 1. Incident Description This Case Study describes the ignition of a vapor cloud generated by mixing and heating a flammable liquid in an open top tank without adequate safety controls. The tank was located in the chemical mixing area of the Universal Form Clamp (UFC) facility in Bellwood, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. 1、突发事件概述 该案例研究描述了在敞口储罐中搅拌和加热易燃液体时未采取足够的安全控制措施而导致易燃蒸气被点燃的事故。储罐位于芝加哥郊区伊利诺伊拜尔伍德的通用窗体夹（UFC）工厂的化学反应场。 On the morning of June 14, 2006, an operator was mixing and heating a flammable mixture of heptane and mineral spirits in a 2,200-gallon open top tank equipped with steam coils. The finished product, “Super Clean and Tilt,” is a proprietary mixture, which is applied to cured concrete surfaces to prevent bonding with wet concrete. As the operator was adding an ingredient to the batch, he observed a “dense fog” accumulating on the floor below the tank (Figure 1). 2006年6月14日上午，操作员在配备有蒸汽管圈的2200加仑的敞口储罐中搅拌庚烷和矿物油精。成品是一种专用搅拌物，名称是“超级清洁和倾斜”，主要用于防止湿的混凝土粘结与已凝固的混凝土表面。操作员在向反应物中添加制剂时，他观察到储罐下的地板上积聚了一股“浓雾”（图1）。 Figure 1. Vapor spilling from top of mixing tank 图1 搅拌储罐顶部蒸气泄漏 He immediately notified a senior operator who helped him shut down the operation. They both exited the building and advised workers in adjoining areas to leave. As the vapor cloud spread throughout the mixing area and surrounding workspaces, other employees exited the building (Figure 2). 他立即通知资深操作员帮助他关闭了工艺系统。他们一起跑出了建筑并建议毗邻区域的工人们离开。 随着蒸气云扩散到了整个搅拌区和周围的工作区，其他工人也离开了建筑（图2）。 Figure 2. Vapor cloud propagation 图2 蒸气云扩散 Within about 10 minutes after the operator first observed the vapor cloud, most employees who were working in the area had evacuated. A contracted delivery driver passed some of these employees as he walked into the building and into the spreading vapor cloud. The cloud ignited within seconds of him enteri