There is an ethylene leak; it is prohibited to use water to directly spray the leak or its source. Could someone please explain in simple terms why this is the case? [Fist bump][Fist bump]
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There is an ethylene leak; it is prohibited to use water to directly spray the leaking substance or the source of the leak. Could someone please explain in simple terms why this is the case?
Prevent freezing. The gas sinks, and its diffusion is poor.
Static electricity: There was once a localized fire that occurred following a leak in an ethylene plant, and the cause of the accident was determined to be sparks generated by static electricity that led to the fire.
Is static electricity caused by directly spraying water at the leak source? Shouldn’t water be the best thing for eliminating static electricity?
The pressure of high-pressure fire water is extremely high.
MTO001: Why can’t water be used directly to spray at the ammonia leak site either? Is it also because using water to spray at the leak causes static electricity and leads to a fire? I’m sorry, I don’t know much about the chemical properties of liquid nitrogen. On the first floor, the question was about ethylene leaks. @MTO001