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April 2019

The Research, Development and Commercialization of the Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) Process

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
The last great technology in Bipin Vora's long career in Process Design and Development was the Methanol to Olefins process. The talk will discuss...

Case Study of Steam Hammer Event in an Ethylene Plant

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
A steam explosion incident occurred on a Steam Line in a Gulf Coast Ethylene Production Facility. A detailed review of the third party failure...

Modelling of an Industrial Trickle Bed Reactor for Mapd Selective Hydrogenation with CFD Assistance

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Nowadays, propylene is the second most important petrochemical monomer, close to 70 million of tons are produced annually. The conventional naphtha...

Perfecting Proof Test Effectiveness; How More Extensive Testing Can Improve Safety and Reduce Cost!

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
We all know that a period functional test of the components in Safety Instrumented Functions is necessary to ensure the appropriate safety integrity...

Desarrollo De Planes De Emergencia Para Proyectos De Inversion Externa

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
La globalización y demandas cada vez más exigentes de aplicación de mejores prácticas para la gerencia efectiva de...

Ignorance Is Not Bliss with Reactive Chemical Hazards

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Many highly hazardous chemicals have been identified by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM)...

Strathcona County's Industrial Engagement Program: Leading the Way Using the MIACC Model

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Strathcona County is in the heart of Alberta’s petrochemical district with oil refineries, chemical plants, oil and gas pipelines,...

The Origin, Development and Commercialization of the UOP OleflexTM Process, Bipin Vora's Vision and Leadership in Making It Happen

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Since its commercialization in 1990, the UOP Oleflex TM process has become the world’s dominant technology for on-purpose olefin...

Fault Isolation Using a Multiscale PCA Reconstruction-Based Approach

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Process monitoring and control have become more automated in the past decade through the utilization of data-driven techniques. This is motivated by...

CFD Modeling of Liquid Jet Fire

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Although jet fires may pose a major hazard in the chemical processing industry, they are typically modeled with semi-empirical models that were...

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