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Discotic Colloids
(2013-07-25)
Many materials and biological systems in nature are suspensions composed of disks, such as clay, asphaltenes, and red blood cells. Despite their natural abundance and wide industrial application, disks are least studied ...
Flammability Characteristics of Hydrogen and Its Mixtures with Light Hydrocarbons at Atmospheric and Sub-atmospheric Pressures
(2013-07-13)
Knowledge of flammability limits is essential in the prevention of fire and explosion. There are two limits of flammability, upper flammability limit (UFL) and lower flammability limit (LFL), which define the flammable ...
Experimental and Computational Study of Flame Inhibition Mechanisms of Halogenated Compounds in C1-C3 Alkanes Flames
(2013-07-30)
After the restriction of different halogenated fire suppressants by the Montreal Protocol, there is an urgent need to identify environmentally friendlier alternatives. In particular, several efforts have been conducted ...
A New Facility for Studying Shock Wave Passage over Dust Layers
(2013-05-30)
To ensure safety regarding dust explosion hazards, it is important to study the dust lifting process experimentally and identify important parameters that will be valuable for development and validation of numerical ...
An Integrated Prediction Model for H2S/CO2 Corrosion in the Pipe of Refinery
(2017-04-24)
Corrosion of equipment is one of the most vital factors that results in serious process safety incidents. Though various types of equipment are subject to corrosion issues to different extent depending on the process ...
Study of Cryogenic Vaporization Source-Term Due to Heat Transfer from the Solid Substrate
(2017-04-10)
U.S. regulation requires LNG facilities to demonstrate a safe exclusion zone for public safety. European safety case also requires that the facility will demonstrate their risk level within a tolerable limit. Thus, cryogenic ...
Quantifying the Effects of the Timing of Water Deficit Stress and Water Deficit Stress Alleviation on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Growth and Yield under Rain-Sheltered Controlled Conditions
(2015-08-03)
Water deficit is a major limitation for cotton yield in drought-prone Texas croplands. Where underground or surface water is available and cost affordable, water is applied to crops using a variety of irrigation techniques ...
Systemic Approach to Improve Learning from Incidents
(2017-04-25)
Learning from incidents has always been very challenging for industry and regulators due to the associated complexity in human and organizational behavior. In spite of the efforts and resources spent on incident investigation ...
Land-use Planning in Relation to Chemical Facilities and Associated Issues in the U.S.
(2017-01-05)
Low probability, high consequence events within the oil, gas and chemical industries can have devastating effects on employees, facilities, companies, and the surrounding communities. Incidents such as the Bhopal gas leak ...
Risk Assessment of Pipeline on Third-Party Damage in Oil and Gas Industry with Bayesian Network and Game Theory
(2017-05-09)
Tremendous amount of oil and gas products are transported in pipeline worldwide giving rise to a demand to identify the hazards and evaluate the associated risk. Third-party intrusion is usually one of the least factors ...