Handling of liquefied petroleum gas in Panama

To meet several of the energy needs in Panama, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is used in residential, commercial and industrial applications. In order to use this fuel, systems are required that include vessels and pipes for transportation to consumer equipment. The installation of these systems must...

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Autores: Venegas Vásconez, Diego, Celi Ortega, Santiago, Rocha Hoyos, Juan, Ayabaca Sarria, Cesar, Mena Mena, Euro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Panamá
Institución:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTP
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/3232
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/1711
http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/3232
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Liquefied petroleum gas, technical standards, vessels, pipelines, security, installations in Panama
Gas licuado de petróleo, normas técnicas, recipientes, tuberías, seguridad, instalaciones en Panamá
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Sumario:To meet several of the energy needs in Panama, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is used in residential, commercial and industrial applications. In order to use this fuel, systems are required that include vessels and pipes for transportation to consumer equipment. The installation of these systems must meet minimum safety requirements established by national and international standards that the Competent Authority of the country recognizes and adopts. It has been possible to verify some recurring faults in facilities for this fuel in Panama, so that this document not only indicates these non-compliances with the minimum guidelines established in national and international standards, but also proposes some recommendations aimed at improving safety and reducing the risk generated by the handling of this fuel in the Panamanian territory.