Alfonso Ibarreta | AIChE

Alfonso Ibarreta

Citation name

Ibarreta, A.

Affiliation

Exponent Inc

State

MA

Country

USA

Dr. Ibarreta applies thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer principles to the study of combustion processes in fires, explosions, and a variety of combustion devices. He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and has investigated fires and explosions involving consumer products, residential and commercial buildings, and industrial facilities. Dr. Ibarreta has evaluated the compliance of industrial facilities with NFPA standards, as well as state and federal codes for the prevention and mitigation of dust and gas explosions. He has performed Dust Hazard Analyses (DHAs) at facilities handling combustible dust. He has also participated in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) and performed consequence modeling of flammable liquid / gas releases during the permitting and planning stages of LNG terminals and other oil & gas facilities. Dr. Ibarreta has employed Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) models, including FLACS, to calculate the consequences of flammable liquid/vapor releases, vented deflagrations, and unconfined vapor cloud explosions. Dr. Ibarreta is a principal member of the NFPA's Technical Committee on Explosion Protection Systems. This committee is responsible for NFPA documents related to explosion protection systems for buildings and equipment, including NFPA 67 Guide on Explosion Protection for Gaseous Mixtures in Pipe Systems, NFPA 68 Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting, and NFPA 69 Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems.

Authored

(134c) Got Dust?: Performing a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA)
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1115-8)
(58B) Vapor cloud explosion basics
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1115-8)
Scaling of Fire and Explosion Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries2022 Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety Proceedings

Associated proceedings 

2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety
2022 Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety Proceedings
2023 Spring Meeting and 19th Global Congress on Process Safety
2023 Center for Hydrogen Safety Europe Conference
2024 Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety