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Critical Mitigation Element Methodology: An Approach to Achieving Consistent Risk Evaluation Results
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
This paper introduces Critical Mitigation Element (CME) Methodology, an Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation (OOG) probability analysis methodology internally developed for the purpose of achieving consistent results when ...
Building Process Safety Culture at Texas A&M University at Qatar: A Case Study on Experimental Research
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
Over the last few years, the importance of establishing and maintaining a positive safety culture in the process industry and its impact on the safety performances of a company have strongly been emphasized by regulatory ...
The Critical Transition Length from Chapman-Jouguet Deflagrations to Detonations
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
In the process of deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) in reactive gases, the flame typ- ically accelerates first to the choked flame condition (known as a Chapman-Jouguet deflagra- tion), where it propagates at the ...
Are You as Safe as You Think You Are?
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
The use of the bowtie diagram has become widespread in the oil and gas industry as a communication and identification tool for hazardous events. The technique has proven to be very useful in the determination of safety ...
A Flammability (Risk) Index for Transportation of Flammable Liquids
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
Recent accidents involving trains carrying flammable liquids (crude oil, ethanol, etc.) and consequent release of these flammable liquids have resulted in the formation of large fires. These fires have caused significant ...
Risk Assessment of LNG Storages using LOPA and FTA: An Integrated Approach
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), an economically attractive and environmental friendly fuel is the current energy alternative across the globe. Its market potential and high demand is felt currently in the Indian subcontinent ...
Selection of Failure Frequency and its Impact on Risk Assessment – A Case Study from Plot Plan Optimisation
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
Facility Siting is an important phase of project development. A critical stage is plot plan optimisation, where significant potential hazards are eliminated due to equipment spacing. In addition to ensuring appropriate ...
HAZOP: Our Primary Guide in the Land of Process Risks: How can we improve it and do more with its results?
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
All risk management starts in determining what can happen. Reliable predictive analysis is key. So, we perform process hazard analysis, which should result in scenario identification and definition. Apart from material/substance ...
Heat Transfer and Evaporation Mathematical Model of LNG covered by High Expansion Foam
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
With the expanding of liquefied natural gas (LNG) usage, its security hidden trouble appeared gradually. For security reasons, small-scale experiment was carried out using LN2 (whose thermal physical property parameters ...
Facility Siting of an Ammonia-Urea Complex Based on Risk Analysis
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
In this study facility siting of an existing ammonia-urea complex is evaluated based on risk analysis. A number of critical process units of the plant are selected as the sources of toxic release and overpressure. Locations ...