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Consequence analysis of aqueous ammonia spills using an improved liquid pool evaporation model
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
Source term modeling is the key feature in predicting the consequences of releases from
hazardous fluids. Aqueous ammonia serves the purpose of a reducing medium and is
replacing anhydrous ammonia in most of the Selective ...
Reaction mechanism of cumene hydroperoxide decomposition in cumene and evaluation of its reactivity hazards
(2009-05-15)
Cumene hydroperoxide (CHP), a type of organic peroxide, is widely used in the chemical industry for diverse applications. However, it decomposes and undergoes highly exothermic runaway reactions under high temperature ...
Thermal decomposition study of hydroxylamine nitrate during storage and handling
(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 ...
Bayesian-lopa methodology for risk assessment of an LNG importation terminal
(2009-05-15)
LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) is one of the fastest growing energy sources in the
U.S. to fulfill the increasing energy demands. In order to meet the LNG demand, many
LNG facilities including LNG importation terminals are ...
Experimental measurements and modeling prediction of flammability limits of binary hydrocarbon mixtures
(2009-05-15)
Flammability limit is a significant safety issue for industrial processes. A certain
amount of flammability limit data for pure hydrocarbons are available in the literature,
but for industrial applications, there are ...
The integration of Dow's Fire and Explosion Index into process design and optimization to achieve an inherently safer design
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
The integration of the safety parameter into process design and optimization is
essential. However, there is no previous work in integrating the fire and explosion index
(F&EI) into design and optimization. This research ...
Novel applications of data mining methodologies to incident databases
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
Incident databases provide an excellent opportunity to study the repeated situations of incidents in the process industry. The databases give an insight into the situation which led to an incident, and if studied properly ...
Use of incident databases for cause and consequence analysis and national estimates
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
Many incidents have occurred because industries have ignored past incidents or failed to
learn lessons from the past. Incident databases provide an effective option for managing
large amounts of information about the past ...
Making the business case for process safety using value-at-risk concepts
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
An increasing emphasis on chemical process safety over the last two decades has led to the development and application of powerful risk assessment tools. Hazard analysis and risk evaluation techniques have developed to the ...
Engineering for sustainable development for bio-diesel production
(2009-05-15)
Engineering for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an integrated systems approach,
which aims at developing a balance between the requirements of the current stakeholders
without compromising the ability of the future ...