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April 2019

Automated Methods in Sizing of Relief Vent Stacks Based on Proximity to Occupied Structures

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2019
Quantifying the impact of a relief event to personnel is critical to site safety and is mandated by PSM. Within sites and chemical parks containing...

Comparison between Steady State and Dynamic Pressure Relief Calculations

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2019
Traditional pressure relief sizing calculations have typically used steady state equations to determine both the required relief rate and the...

High Cycle Fatigue in Steam Turbines

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2019
Review the impact of high cycle fatigue for steam turbine blades especially in high stress areas Discuss the presence of inclusions, especially those...

Mejores PraCticas De PHA: Actualizacion De Los EstaNares De PHA De Lo Que Se Creian Que Eran Mejores PraCticas a Lo Que Realmente Son

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2019
Durante la última década Latinoamérica ha dado pasos importantes hacia la implementación total de...

Best Practices in Process Safety Culture

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2019
Invited Speaker - Best Practices in Process Safety Culture

Greg Fleming

Greg Fleming is an Investment Director within Air Liquide Venture Capital – ALIAD.  ALIAD is a strategic venture investor supporting collaborations between Air Liquide business units and emerging technology companies. Prior to ALIAD, Greg held a number of positions within Air Liquide including Director of the Air Liquide Corporate R&D Innovation team in Paris and Deputy Director of the Air Liquide Research Center in the US (Delaware Research and Technology Center).  Greg has considerable experience in leading technology teams from product development to commercialization....Read more

Using Ammonia as a Clean Energy Solution

April
2019
Ammonia was proposed as a fuel during the late 19th century — in New Orleans, it was used to power streetcars. In the 1940s, ammonia fueled bus engines and other transportation in Belgium during World War II.

Researchers Discover New Crystal Structure

April
2019
While studying the influence of magnesium ions on the crystallization of amorphous calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) in Germany stumbled across a new crystalline structure of the mineral.

Placenta-on-a-Chip Models Caffeine Passage to Fetus

April
2019
Expectant mothers must be vigilant about what they put in their bodies — for example, they must be careful to avoid raw fish, which can contain high levels of mercury, and cigarettes and alcohol, which are loaded with harmful chemicals.

Novel Porous Carbon Fibers Store Energy

April
2019
Carbon fibers are generally less than 10 μm in diameter, and they have high mechanical strength and stiffness, as well as high chemical and temperature tolerance. They are also very lightweight, which makes them ideal for wearable electronics and applications in the aerospace and automotive industries.

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