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Development of a computer-aided fault tree synthesis methodology for quantitative risk analysis in the chemical process industry
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
There has been growing public concern regarding the threat to people and
environment from industrial activities, thus more rigorous regulations. The investigation
of almost all the major accidents shows that we could ...
Thermal runaway reaction hazard and decomposition mechanism of the hydroxylamine system
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
Chemical reactivity hazards have posed a significant challenge for industries that
manufacture, store, and handle reactive chemicals. Without proper management and
control of reactivity, numerous incidents have caused ...
Resilient engineered systems: the development of an inherent system property
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Protecting modern engineered systems has become increasingly difficult due to their complexity and the difficulty of predicting potential failures. With the added threat of terrorism, the desire to design systems resilient ...
Quantitative transportation risk analysis based on available data/databases: decision support tools for hazardous materials transportation
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Historical evidence has shown that incidents due to hazardous materials (HazMat) releases during transportation can lead to severe consequences. The public and some agencies such as the Department of Transportation (DOT) ...
Measurement and prediction of aerosol formation for the safe utilization of industrial fluids
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
Mist or aerosol explosions present a serious hazard to process industries. Heat transfer fluids are widely used in the chemical process industry, are flammable above their flash points, and can cause aerosol explosions. ...
Robust model-based fault diagnosis for chemical process systems
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
Fault detection and diagnosis have gained central importance in the chemical
process industries over the past decade. This is due to several reasons, one of them
being that copious amount of data is available from a large ...
Development of an advanced nanocalorimetry system for rapid material characterizations
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
The development of a versatile system capable of providing rapid, portable, and
inexpensive detection of explosives and energetic compounds is needed critically to offer
an enhanced level of protection against current and ...
The application of expansion foam on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to suppress LNG vapor and LNG pool fire thermal radiation
(2009-05-15)
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) hazards include LNG flammable vapor dispersion and
LNG pool fire thermal radiation. A large LNG pool fire emits high thermal radiation
thus preventing fire fighters from approaching and extinguishing ...
Models for multi-strata safety performance measurements in the process industry
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
Measuring process safety performance is a challenge, and the wide variations in understanding, compliance, and implementation of process safety programs increase the challenge. Process safety can be measured in three strata: ...
Development of a hierarchical fuzzy model for the evaluation of inherent safety
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Inherent safety has been recognized as a design approach useful to remove or reduce hazards at the source instead of controlling them with add-on protective barriers. However, inherent safety is based on qualitative ...