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Is my facility at risk? Understanding the risks associated with low burning velocity compounds
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2017)
A key factor when performing risk assessments and facility siting studies is to assess the explosion and flash fire risk of combustible fluids. There are accurate and established methods to do so when dealing with flammable ...
Large Scale Detonation Testing: New Findings in the prediction of DDTs at large scales
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2016)
A large vapor cloud explosion (VCE) followed by a fire is one of the most dangerous and high-consequence events that can occur at petrochemical facilities. As the size and complexity of facilities increase, designs must ...
Maximizing the Benefit of Early-Stage CFD Ventilation Analyses to Reduce Fire and Explosion Hazards
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2016)
One of the most significant hazards faced by offshore platforms, FLNGs, and chemical facilities is the risk of explosions resulting from the ignition of flammable clouds due to an unintentional release (leak). Natural ...
Large Scale Detonation Testing – RPSEA Project Award
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2015)
As the size of Ultra Deep Water (UDW) facilities increases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), designs must consider the potential adverse effects associated with vapor cloud explosions in large congested areas and understand ...
Designing Effective Emergency Response Plans: Lessons learned from investigating two major incidents
(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, 2018)
Emergency response plans are an essential, yet oftentimes overlooked, layer of protection for facilities where all other layers of protection failed to prevent an incident. While catastrophic accidents such as large releases ...