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Risk Analysis Including Organizational Aspects In Process Industries
(2015-07-09)
The lack of management of organizational change has been found to be a contributing factor in a number of accidents. Proper management of organizational change considering the possible process safety incidents is essential ...
Integrating Safety Issues in Optimizing Solvent Selection and Process Design
(2011-10-21)
Incorporating consideration for safety issues while designing solvent processes has become crucial in light of the chemical process incidents involving solvents that have taken place in recent years. The implementation of ...
Safer Operational Conditions for Natural Gas Processing in Transmission Line to LNG Plants
(2018-11-21)
Carbon dioxide must be removed from natural gas before liquefying the gas because it freezes in pipelines and corrodes process equipment. There are several processes that can be used to remove CO2 from natural gas. The ...
Experiments for the Measurement of LNG Mass Burning Rates
(2012-07-16)
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a commonly used flammable fuel that has safety concerns associated with vapor dispersion and radiation emitted from pool fires. The main objective of this effort is to advance the knowledge ...
Analysis of the HSEES Chemical Incident Database Using Data and Text Mining Methodologies
(2012-07-16)
Chemical incidents can be prevented or mitigated by improving safety performance and implementing the lessons learned from past incidents. Despite some limitations in the range of information they provide, chemical incident ...
Infrared Optical Imaging Techniques for Gas Visualization and Measurement
(2012-07-16)
Advancement in infrared imaging technology has allowed the thermal imaging to
detect and visualize several gases, mostly hydrocarbon gases. In addition, infrared
cameras could potentially be used as a non-contact temperature ...
Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Chemical Reactivity
(2011-10-21)
Reactive chemicals are presented widely in the chemical and petrochemical
process industry. Their chemical reactivity hazards have posed a significant challenge to
the industries of manufacturing, storage and transportation. ...
Flammability and Combustion Behaviors in Aerosols Formed by Industrial Heat Transfer Fluids Produced by the Electrospray Method
(2012-10-19)
The existence of flammable aerosols presents a high potential for fire hazards in the process industry. Various industrial fluids, most of which operate at elevated temperatures and pressures, can be atomized when released ...
Mathematical Programming Formulations for the Optimal Placement of Imperfect Detectors with Applications to Flammable Gas Detection and Mitigation Systems
(2014-11-13)
The placement of detectors in mitigation systems is a difficult problem usually addressed in the industry via qualitative and semiquantative approaches. Simplifications are used to circumvent difficulties regarding problem ...
Study of Dust - Gas Hybrid Mixture Explosions
(2015-08-25)
Hybrid mixtures are widely encountered in industries such as coal mines, paint factories, pharmaceutical industries, or grain elevators. Hybrid mixtures explosions involving dust and gas can cause great loss of lives and ...