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Feasibility Study for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Optical Gas Imaging

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Infrared (IR) cameras have been used extensively to detect hydrocarbon leaks from process equipment for both process safety and environmental...

Quantification of Double Contingencies in Overpressure Design Philosophy By Fault Tree Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
The design of relief systems, specifically relief valve sizing, remains a crucial factor in mitigating the consequences of overpressure accidents in...

Importance of Accurate, Consistent Implementation of Pressure Relief and Disposal System Standards and Guidelines

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Pressure relief and effluent handling systems design, installation, and operation is based on published industry codes, standards, recommended...

The Eye-Opener: Communicating Facility Siting Findings to Upper Management

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Upon completion of a Facility Siting study, the critical path forward is acceptance from Upper Management on the remediation plan. Using an example...

The Use of hiTRAN Wire Matrix Technology for the Size Reduction of Heavy Crude Heat Exchangers in Separation Processes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
The flow characteristics of heavy crude oils make them difficult to process with conventional refining equipment. Heating and cooling capacity is...

Security and Risk Mitigation: Practical and Cost-Effective Solutions By the U.S. Nuclear Industry

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Two major events have occurred in the last 20 years which have profoundly affected the U.S. nuclear industry – the terrorist attacks of 9/11/...

Considering External Fire to be a Non-Applicable Overpressure Scenario

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
An external fire is usually considered an applicable overpressure scenario as the necessary elements to fuel the ignition of a fire are almost always...

An "Intolerable" Risk: Applying the UK Environmental Risk Assessment Methodology to Freedom Industries, WV

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
The Environmental Equivalent of a Fatality: Had the UK's Environmental Risk Assessment Methodology Been Applied to Freedom Industries in West...

PSM/RMP Modernization Programs in California - New Developments and Correlation to Evolution at the Federal Level

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Paper 396953, presented at the 2015 Global Congress on Process Safety, provided a snapshot of "Changes in the PSM/RMP Regulatory Framework (...

Human Reliability and Process Safety Metrics: Considerations from an Abnormal Situation Management Perspective

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
The ASM Consortium conducted a series of studies investigating the role of operations practice failures in major process safety incidents. The...

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