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A Resilience Index for Process Safety Analysis
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2016)
Qualitative risk analysis is focused on applying methods to prevent accidents in diverse process plants. The numerical number resulting in the QRA tells nothing about the ability for systems’ recovery if an upset related ...
A CFD-based Approach for Gas Detectors Allocation
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
Accidental gas releases are detected by allocating sensors in optimal places to prevent escalation of the incident. Gas release effects are typically assessed based on calculating the dispersion from releasing points. In ...
A Strategy Based on Aspen Plus for Venting and Leaks from Vessels
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2017)
Severe accidents have occurred when vessels release their contained material either accidentally or intentionally to prevent further catastrophic accidents. Several models have been developed to deal with simulating these ...