Emergency Vent Stream

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009304",
  "term": "Emergency Vent Stream",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "For the purposes of these standards, an intermittent emission that results from a decomposition, attempts to prevent decompositions, power failure, equipment failure, or other unexpected cause that requires immediate venting of gases from process equipment in order to avoid safety hazards or equipment damage. This includes intermittent vents that occur from process equipment where normal operating parameters (e.g., pressure or temperature) are exceeded such that the process equipment can not be returned to normal operating conditions using the design features of the system and venting must occur to avoid equipment failure or adverse safety personnel consequences and to minimize adverse effects of the runaway reaction. This does not include intermittent vents that are designed into the process to maintain normal operating conditions of process vessels including those vents that regulate normal process vessel pressure.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.561 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emergency-vent-stream/"
}