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Thermal runaway reaction hazard and decomposition mechanism of the hydroxylamine system
(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 ...
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 ...
Robust model-based fault diagnosis for chemical process systems
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
Fault detection and diagnosis have gained central importance in the chemical
process industries over the past decade. This is due to several reasons, one of them
being that copious amount of data is available from a large ...
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 ...
A Methodology to Pre-Screen Commercial Buildings for Potential Energy Savings Using Limited Information
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
Typical energy audits are sufficiently expensive and time-consuming that many
owners and managers of buildings are not willing to invest the time and money required
for a full audit. This dissertation provides a methodology ...
An Analysis of Maximum Residential Energy-Efficiency in Hot and Humid Climates
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
Energy-efficient building design involves minimizing the energy use and optimizing the
performance of individual systems and components of the building. The benefits of energyefficient
design, in the residential sector, ...
Analysis of Improved Fenestration for Code-Compliant Residential Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
This thesis presents an analysis of energy efficient residential windows in hot and humid climates.
To accomplish this analysis, the use of accurate simulation tools such as DOE-2.1e is required, which
incorporates the ...
Incorporating salinity considerations in water availability modeling
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
This research focused on expanding the capabilities of the Water Rights Analysis
Package (WRAP) for incorporating salinity considerations in assessments of water
availability. A simulation modeling approach was used to ...