Browsing Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center by Title

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    • Tangential Radiographic Testing 
      Czerwinski, John; May, Gerry (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 1998)
    • Team Cognition for Coordinated Decision-Making during Hurricane Harvey: A Case Study from Interviews with Responding Commanders 
      Moon, Jukrin; Son, Changwon; Sasangohar, Farzan; Peres, S. Camille; Neville, Timothy J. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      To protect and assist threatened populations and infrastructures in response to natural and man- made disasters, emergency responders from diverse backgrounds collectively work as ad hoc teams. However, responders’ coordinated ...
    • TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING OPERATOR RESPONSE TO ABNORMAL OPERATIONS 
      Roche, Eloise; Summers, Angela; Dupont, Watson (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)
      Safety alarms are among the most commonly identified instrumented safeguards implemented to reduce the risk of hazardous events. Unlike safety interlocks or permissives, alarm safeguards are entirely dependent on operator ...
    • Test methods for determining explosion characteristics re-examined 
      Zevenbergen, J.F.; Pekalski, A.A.; van den Ban, S.; Dobson, B.; Braithwaite, M.; Lemkowitz, S.M.; Pasman, H.J.; Scarlett, B (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2000)
      Detailed knowledge about the explosion indices is essential for safe and efficient operation. For optimal operation, explosion indices should be known under realistic process conditions, in other words under the prevailing ...
    • Testing the Effectiveness of Shelter-in-Place for Alternative Release Scenarios 
      Harris, Graham E.; Scott, D. Ray (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2000)
      The recent implementation of Risk Management Plans by many facilities has heightened public awareness of the need for protection from accidental chemical releases. Shelter- in-place is the protective measure of choice for ...
    • The Effects of Advice-Giving and Advice-Taking on Safety Behavior: A Social Network Perspective 
      He, Yimin (2020-04-16)
      Previous research suggests that safety behavior is an important antecedent of workplace safety that can be influenced by coworkers within the employee’s network. Drawing on the social network perspective, both advice and ...
    • Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Chemical Reactivity 
      Wang, Qingsheng (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. ...
    • Theoretical and Experimental Techniques for the Evaluation of Reactive Chemical Hazards 
      Aldeeb, Abdul; Rogers, W.J.; Mannan, M.S. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2001)
      Evaluation of reactive chemical hazards is critical for the design and operation of safer chemical plant processes. Much effort is needed for experimental techniques to measure thermal reactivity of chemical systems. ...
    • Thermal Analysis and Characterization of Polystyrene Initiated by Benzoyl Peroxide 
      Liang, Xin-Miao; Jiang, Hui-Chun; Fang, Jiang-Lai; Min-Hua; Pan, Xu-Hai; Jiang, Jun-Cheng (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)
      Based on the complexity of the polystyrene polymerization mechanism initiated by benzoyl peroxide (BPO), the thermal risk of the reaction process was estimated using thermal analysis and characterization. The polymerization ...
    • Thermal Behavior and Dust Explosion Characteristics of Spent Coffee Grounds and Jatropha as Biodiesel Feedstock 
      Todaka, Masatoshi; Kowhakul, W.; Masamoto, H.; Shigematsu, M. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)
      This work examined the minimum explosion limit (MEL), minimum ignition energy (MIE), cohesion, dispersibility, decomposition temperature (Td) and burning rates of spent coffee ground (SCG), jatropha kernel (JK) and jatropha ...
    • Thermal Decomposition Mechanisms of 1H-1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives : Theoretical Study 
      Kowhakul, Wasana; Inoue, Daisuke; Nakagawa, Yuki; Masamoto, Hiroshi; Shigematsu, Mikiji (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)
    • Thermal decomposition study of hydroxylamine nitrate during storage and handling 
      Zhang, Chuanji (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
      Hydroxylamine nitrate (HAN), an important agent for the nuclear industry and the U.S. Army, has been involved in several costly incidents. To prevent similar incidents, the study of HAN safe storage and handling boundary ...
    • Thermal Hazard Analysis of Nitroaromatic Compounds 
      Zhu, Wen (2019-07-18)
      Nitroaromatic compounds are among the largest group of industry chemicals. Due to the high bond-association energy (BDE) of the C-NO2 in nitroaromatic compounds (297 ± 17 kJ/mole), once the runaway reaction is triggered, ...
    • Thermal runaway reaction hazard and decomposition mechanism of the hydroxylamine system 
      Wei, Chunyang (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 ...
    • Thermal Stability Analysis of Hydroprocessing Unit 
      Cho, Yongchul (2018-05-06)
      Thermal stability is one of the most critical safety issues in the hydroprocessing units. Runaway reactions in the units can lead to catastrophic consequences as the reactors are being operated at high temperature and ...
    • Thermal Stability Studies of Ammonium Nitrate 
      Han, Zhe (2016-04-07)
      Ammonium nitrate (AN) is widely used in the fertilizer industry and is one of the most concentrated forms of nitrogen fertilizer. However, AN is associated with various hazards including fire and explosion, which have ...
    • Thermal, Mechanical and Flammability Studies of Flame-retardant Polymer Nanocomposites 
      Ahmed, Lubna (2018-03-23)
      Polymers are widely used in our day-to-day lives and we are often oblivious to the fire hazard imposed by these hydrocarbon-based materials. The current study introduces the application of fire retardant nanofillers for ...
    • Thermokinetic Investigation of o-Nitrotoluene Using Reaction Calorimetry 
      Zhu, Wen; Ni, Lei; Han, Zhe; Papadaki, Maria I.; Mashuga, Chad V. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2016)
      O-nitrotoluene (2-NT) is an important chemical widely used in the chemical industry. However, in the past 25 years, severe incidents have killed 10 people and injured more than 200 due to its thermal decomposition. This ...
    • Time Dependent Effects of External Fire on Chemical Reactive Hazards 
      Kumana, Zubin; Burgess, John; Brumbaugh, Jesse (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2017)
      An external fire can often be the defining case when sizing a relief device for chemical reactive hazards. Batch reaction systems can have multiple reactions or have reactions with multiple steps. Analyzing every possibility ...
    • Tolerable and Acceptable Risk: Establishing Quantitative Targets for the HPC Industry 
      Clark, Kirk (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2001)
      This paper presents background and basis for establishing acceptable and tolerable levels of fatalistic risk specific to the Hydrocarbon/Petrochemical/Chemical (HPC) industry, and suggests both a target level of tolerable ...