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The NSF Small Business Innovation Program ñ the Search for Transformational Technologies

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
The NSF Small Business Innovation Program – the Search for Transformational Technologies

Work Output of Multicomponent LNG Mixtures in Two-Phase Expanders

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
A two-phase expander recovers more work from a multicomponent LNG mixture than a single phase expander. The calculation of the recoverable work...

The Connection of Peak Alarm Rates to Plant Incidents and What You Can Do to Minimize

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Even after several years of trying, many plants still struggle with controlling alarm floods. Static rationalization can reduce your average number...

Streamlining PHAs with Pre-Population, Pre-Work, and Creativity

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
This presentation and paper will focus on how PHAs can be conducted using a minimal amount of resources, while still maintaining high quality results...

Comparing PHA Review Techniques - A Case History on Review Meeting Dynamics and Missed Hazards

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Complete, thorough, and correct process safety management depends to a large extent on complete, thorough, and correct process hazard identification...

Opportunities and Challenges for Advanced Biofuel Industry

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
Biofuels have been criticized for leading to rise in food costs. Advanced biofuels steer clear of this controversy as they are produced mostly from...

Practical Approach to Vendor Package HAZOP Studies and Preparing the Package Vendor for the Ordeal

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
During the design phase of a project, vendor packages (e.g., compressors, water desalination) are typically treated as a "black box" with a very...

Selection of Appropriate Ignition Models for Fire and Explosion Assessments

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
A release of flammable substances can result in various fire or explosion events depending on whether there is an immediate or delayed ignition...

BLEVE Overpressure: Small Scale Experiments and Multi-Scale Comparison with Literature Survey of Blast Wave Modeling

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
The most dangerous accident that can occur in storage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is the boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE). The...

Piping Life Extension Through Assured Mechanical Integrity of CUI Prone Piping At Dow Hydrocarbons Plants

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 3, 2012
The purpose of Dow's Global Mechanical Integrity Safety Standard is to ensure that equipment used to process, store or handle chemicals are designed...

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