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    • Develop a Hazard Index Using Machine Learning Approach for the Hazard Identification of Chemical Logistic Warehouses 
      Wang, Qingsheng; Yu, Mengxi; Yuan, Shuai; Zhang, Zhuoran (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)
      With the rapid development of chemical process plants, the safe storage of hazardous chemicals become an essential topic. Several chemical warehouse incidents related to fire and explosion have been reported recently. ...
    • Developing a Framework for Dynamic Risk Assessment Using Bayesian Networks and Reliability Data 
      Kanes, Rym; Ramirez-Marengo, Clementina; Adbel-Moati, Hazem; Cranefield, Jack; Véchot, Luc (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)
      Process Safety in the oil and gas industry is managed through a robust Process Safety Management (PSM) system that involves the assessment of the risks associated with a facility in all steps of its life cycle. Risk levels ...
    • Developing Early Risk Detection and Preparedness System with Risk Analysis and Contingency Plan 
      Oh, Joon-Yeoul; Lee, Young; Gharehgozli, Amir Hossein (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)
      When the natural or human-made disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires and gas leaks, threaten a populated area, mass casualties and property losses may be followed. To avoid, minimize or eliminate the ...
    • Developing Safety Culture in an Undergraduate Chemical Process Safety Course 
      Murhammer, David W. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      In order to better prepare students for industry and to provide them with an appreciation of the importance of a dedicated safety culture, the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engi- neering at the University of Iowa ...
    • Development of a Company-Specific Consequence Severity Model to Improve Efficiency and Consistency in PHAs 
      Aigen, Sam; Santo, Rich (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      The consequence severity of hypothetical release scenarios developed during a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) can be difficult to evaluate consistently. Even though most companies now have clear and concise consequence ...
    • Development of an Effective Procedure Writer’s Guide using a Human Factors and Regulatory Compliance Approach 
      Peres, S. Camille; Quddus, Noor; Rahmani, Sahmani; Kannan, Pranav; Ahmed, Lubna; Ritchey, Paul; Johnson, William; Mannan, M. Sam (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)
      Well-written procedures are an integral part of any industrial organization for safe operation, managing risks, and continuous improvement. Regulatory bodies around the world require industries to have current, accurate, ...
    • Development of Empirical Method to Calculate Natural Gas Pipelines Rupture Exposure Radius 
      Ababtain, Abdulaziz N.; Aloqaily, Arafat M. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      Natural Gas pipeline location classification are designed following an approach similar to ASME B31.8, which considers segmenting the pipeline length and count the population in each segment within a given distance from ...
    • Distinguishing Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement through Engineered New Technologies versus Mandates & BAST – MPD Example 
      Pilko, Robert M. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      Offshore drilling processes (personnel, methods & equipment) increase in complexity, yet improve continually by implementing new technology that brings enhanced safety via wellbore management. MPD – managed pressure drilling ...
    • Diversity and Independence with Regard to BPCS and SIS Systems 
      Creef Jr., Arvin B. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)
      We live in a dangerous world. We work in a dangerous industry. Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do ...
    • Do We Really Know How To Manage Risk? 
      Jones, Simon (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)
      Process Safety approaches developed and implemented over the past 20 – 30 years have, few would argue, enabled us to improve the design basis for our facilities. The use of a risk based approach is commonplace and indeed ...
    • Does a HAZOP reveal to us all the hazards we need to know, or are we overlooking serious threats? 
      Park, Sunhwa; Pasman, Hans; Rogers, William (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      The HAZOP process as part of a PHA has been well established and in LinkedIn groups discussions have been on the best supporting software and best practices; the latter, e.g., on different opinions whether a checklist and ...
    • Does your Asset Integrity Program Neglect your most Important Asset? 
      Kiihne, Gregg (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)
      Industry has a strong focus on maintaining the integrity of mechanical assets to “Keep it in the pipes.” However, the key assets any company has with respect to process safety are the human assets, especially operations ...
    • “Double Jeopardy for $1000 Alex” - What It Is and How to Apply It 
      Carter, Donnie; Miller, Jeffrey; Perez, John T.; Wimberly, William (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)
      Process hazards analyses, such as Hazard and Operability studies (HAZOPs) and Layer of Protection Analyses (LOPAs), are structured, team-based exercises focused on hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk management. ...
    • Dropped Object Risk Assessment for Fixed Offshore Platforms 
      Sari, Ali (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      Dropped object risk assessment quantifies the risk caused by accidental dropped objects on potential targets from topsides of a fixed offshore platform to seabed. The risk assessment evaluates both the likelihood of the ...
    • Dust Explosion Characteristics of Cellulose Acetates with Different Degrees of Acetylation 
      Kowhakul, Wasana; Shibahara, H.; Masamoto, H; Shigematsu, M. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)
      In this work, the relation between various degrees of acetylation (CAs) of Cellulose acetate (CA) to dust explosion characteristics as minimum explosible concentration (MEC) and minimum ignition energy (MIE) have been ...
    • Dust Explosions and Collapsed Ductwork 
      Cox, Brenton L.; Hietala, David C.; Ogle, Russell A. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)
      One of the more obvious consequences of a dust deflagration inside process equipment or a structure is the mechanical damage caused by shock (compression) waves. This overpressure damage is revealed through the displacement ...
    • Dynamic Response of Vertical Tank Impacted by Blast Fragments in Chemical Industrial Parks 
      Chen, Guohua; Qi, Shuai; Hu, Kun; Zhou, Chilou (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)
      The adjacent vessels may be impacted and/or destroyed by blast fragments in chemical industrial parks or plants, which could lead to the domino effects. Based on the analysis of common parameters of blast fragments including ...
    • Effect of Moisture Content on Dust-Layer Dispersion Behind a Moving Shock Wave 
      Johnston, H. Greg; Chowdhury, Amira Y.; Mannan, M. Sam; Peterson, Eric L. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)
      Secondary dust explosions in coal mines or industrial settings are known to cause greater catastrophic hazards than the coupled primary explosions themselves. The shock waves produced during a primary explosion, which are ...
    • Effects of floating beads on the flash/fire temperatures and occurrence of boilover 
      Tsai, Kuang-Chung; Koseki, Hiroshi; Tseng, Tsu-Yan; Kelly, Robert (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)
      Effects of floating beads on the flash/fire temperatures and occurrence of boilover were studied. To avoid crisis such as huge crude oil fires and boilover in oil and chemical complexes after great earthquakes, floating ...
    • Effects of Non-uniform Blockage Ratio and Obstacle Spacing on Flame Propagration in Premixed H2/O2 mixtures 
      Ahumada, Cassio Brunoro; Peterson, Eric L.; Wang, Qinsheng (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)
      Most of the current research in flame propagation and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT), including large and small-scale experiments, have analyzed the influence of obstacles uniformly distributed on the explosion ...