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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)Depressuring valves are used in the oil and gas industry to release fluid in a controlled manner in the event of an overpressure, upset, or shutdown of a plant. API 521 provides guidance on how and when to utilize depressuring ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1988)The complex field of turbine blade vibration has long been in need of improved tools to help predict the reliability of blading. The SAFE interference diagram is presented as such a tool. It presents much more information ...
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(2010-10-12)In the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) report, Improving Reactive Hazard Management, there are 37 out of 167 accidents, which occurred in a storage tank or a storage area. This fact demonstrates ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)This paper summarizes efforts by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to develop and manage an industry-wide safety data framework under an agreement with the U.S. Department of ...
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(2017-10-09)This work aims to promote continuous manufacturing of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals by proper reactor design and operation. These synthetically important yet potentially hazardous chemistries are conventionally carried ...
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(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 ...
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(2017-12-07)The recent discoveries of substantial reserves of shale gas have significantly impacted butadiene production and prices. Shale gas offers a competitive feedstock that can be used to produce a variety of chemicals and ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)Proper management of Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) bypasses during process plant operation can be challenging and could compromise process safety if the SIF is bypassed longer than its allowable maximum time interval. ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 1998)The hazards identified with a new or modified chemical or petroleum refining process can be mitigated in numerous ways. If a system cannot be designed so that it is inherently safe, then other safeguards such as instrumented ...
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(2017-07-27)Although hydrate formation phenomenon has been identified for many years, this is still one of the most challenging problems in oil & gas industry as they are associated with flow assurance problems and safety issues. ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1993)Shaft couplings are rated by their manufacturers as to how much torque they can transmit, how much misalignment they can accommodate, and the maximum speed at which they can operate. Still, manufacturers, buyers, or various ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)Despite significant efforts to make operation of chemical plants safer, the occurrence of incidents clearly indicates the need for better design approaches. Studies to identify the root causes of incidents in hydrocarbon ...
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(2012-02-14)In the area of process safety, many efforts have focused on studying methods to prevent the transition of the state of the system from a normal state to an upset and/or catastrophic state, but many unexpected changes are ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University, 1999)This document contains a sample M&V plan that has been prepared in accordance with the Texas Guidelines for Measurement and Verification for Energy Performance Contracts. This sample M&V plan was extracted from the March ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1981)Energy management in modern refineries is becoming more difficult as the real cost of in-house and purchased fuel escalates and the quality of feed stocks decreases. Furnace tube maintenance has been made more complex by ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2012)Saudi Aramco Gas Operations (GO) created energy efficiency strategies for its 5-year business plan (2011-2015), supported by a unique energy efficiency program, to reduce GO energy intensity by 26% by 2015. The program ...