AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
The three criteria for an independent layer of protection (IPL) are effectiveness, independence, and auditability. The effectiveness and independence...
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Venting, purging, or blowing down flammable gas-containing piping systems and vessels may pose unintended fire and explosion hazards to personnel. In...
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Chemical additives provide strong benefits to plant operations including the reduction of process upsets resulting from foaming, fouling, emulsions,...
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Assessing the thermal stability of process materials and mixtures is an essential step in understanding the process safety profile of a process. Many...