Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 152
Forced Dispersion of Liquefied Natural Gas Vapor Clouds with Water Spray Curtain Application
(2011-02-22)
There has been, and will continue to be, tremendous growth in the use and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG). As LNG poses the hazard of flammable vapor cloud formation from a release, which may result in a massive ...
The effects of obstacle geometry on jet mixing in releases of silane
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Releases of silane into air and the effects of obstacles were modeled with the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code, FLUENT. First the CFD code simulated the release of a free turbulent jet of silane into air to assure ...
Development of a relational chemical process safety database and applications to safety improvements
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Industrial accidents still show a major concern to both the public and the environment. It has been a governmental objective to minimize these accidents. Several rules and regulations have emerged to reduce the impacts ...
Role of viscosity in the accurate prediction of source-terms for high molecular weight substances
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
This study shows that using better material property predictions results in better source-term modeling for high molecular weight substances. Viscosity, density, and enthalpy are used as a function of process variables, ...
Non-intrusive characterization of heat transfer fluid aerosol formation
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Heat transfer fluids are widely used in the chemical process industry and are available in a wide range of properties. These fluids are flammable above their flash points and can cause explosions. Though the possibility ...
Dense gas dispersion modeling for aqueous releases
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Production, transportation, and storage of hazardous chemicals represent potential risks to the environment, the public, and the producers themselves. The release to the atmosphere of materials that may form mixtures denser ...
Effects of operating conditions on a heat transfer fluid aerosol
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Heat transfer fluids (HTFs) are extensively used in the chemical process industry and are available in wide ranges of properties. Aside from their importance, Factory Mutual Engineering and Research has reported 54 fires ...
Systematic Analysis of Spontaneously Combustible Substances
(2018-05-27)
The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the hazards of spontaneously
combustible substances, and to develop a safety index to categorize the hazards of these
materials. Furthermore, storage/handling guidelines ...
A Decision Support System for chemical incident information
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Decision Support Systems (DSS) find extensive applications in business enabling industry managers to make intelligent risk decisions. Although widely used in business applications, the application of DSS to Process Safety ...
Chemical accident databases: what they tell us and how they can be improved to establish national safety goals
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
The objectives of this research are to examine and critique eight chemical accident databases, document any trends in accident occurrences, develop a strategy for improving current databases, and to establish national ...