Pipeline Risk Management Manual: Ideas, Techniques, and Resources, Third Edition

This appendix shows some physical and chemical properties of common pipeline products. These properties are often useful in risk assessments, especially when evaluating product hazards, spill sizes, and hazard zones as portions of the potential consequence assessment.
| Product | Boiling Pt ( F) | N h | N f | N r | RQ points [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 176 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1, 3-Butadiene | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Butane | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Carbon monoxide | ?314 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Chlorine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Ethane | ?128 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethyl alcohol | 173 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethylbenzene | 277 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethylene | ?155 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ethylene glycol | 387 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Fuel oil (#1 #6) | 304 574 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Gasoline | 100 400 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Hydrogen | ?422 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydrogen sulfide | ?76 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Isobutane | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 [b] |
| Isopentane | 82 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |