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Improving Workplace Safety by Thinking About What Might Have Been: To What Extent, Why, and When Does Counterfactual Thinking Influence Workplace Safety Behavior?
(2017-06-29)
Human information processing theories of workplace safety suggest that cognition is an antecedent of safety behavior. However, little research has directly tested cognitive variables as predictors of workplace safety within ...
Thermal Hazard Analysis of Nitroaromatic Compounds
(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, ...
Process Hazard Evaluation and Safer Design for Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols to Ketones Using Hydrogen Peroxide
(2019-11-08)
Ketones are industrially produced in large quantities. They find application as solvents and polymer and pharmaceuticals precursors. Substantial efforts have been put towards a green oxidation of alcohols to ketones with ...
Experimental and Theoretical Study on Stability of High Expansion Foam Used for LNG Vapor Risk Mitigation
(2019-02-28)
Liquefaction of natural gas is an effective way to easily store and transport natural gas. A spill of liquefied natural gas (LNG) can result in the formation of a vapor cloud, which can migrate downwind near the ground ...
Developing Leading Indicators Framework for Predicting Kicks and Preventing Blowouts
(2019-02-08)
Due to the operational complexities of drilling, completion and well intervention activities, it is often quite challenging to predict a potential blowout scenario timely and efficiently. In drilling operations, blowouts ...
Develop a Hazard Index Using Machine Learning Approach for the Hazard Identification of Chemical Logistic Warehouses
(2019-11-04)
With the rapid development of chemical process plants, the safe storage of hazardous chemicals become an essential topic. Several chemical warehouse incidents related to fire and explosion have been reported recently. ...
LNG Suppression Foam Stabilized By Zirconium Phosphate Nanoplatelets
(2015-04-14)
In this work, a zirconium phosphate based universal foam stabilizer was developed to stabilize and improve performance of firefighting foam and high expansion liquid natural gas (LNG) suppression foam. With the world’s ...
Modeling and Optimization of Matrix Acidizing in Horizontal Wells in Carbonate Reservoirs
(2013-05-07)
In this study, the optimum conditions for wormhole propagation in horizontal well carbonate acidizing was investigated numerically using a horizontal well acidizing simulator. The factors that affect the optimum conditions ...
Experimental Characterization of Thermo-Physical Properties of Molten Salt Nanomaterials and Forced Convective Heat Transfer of Aqueous Nanofluids
(2019-12-02)
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants are progressively gaining commercial success around the world. As of 2016, CSP plants account for a total installed capacity of 4.8GW. A significant cost advantage for CSP plants is ...
Developing Computational Tools for the Study and Design of Amyloid Materials
(2019-08-22)
The self-assembly of short peptides into amyloid structures is linked to several diseases but has also been exploited for the design of novel functional amyloid-based materials. Such materials are potentially biocompatible ...