J. Kelly Thomas | AIChE

J. Kelly Thomas

Citation name

Thomas, J. K.

Affiliation

Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc. (BakerRisk)

State

TX

Country

USA

Dr. J. Kelly Thomas is manger of the blast effects section at BakerRisk. Dr. Thomas graduated with a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University, where he worked primarily in the areas of advanced nuclear fuels and space nuclear power system. He worked at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site until 1999. At Savannah River, Dr. Thomas focused on nuclear fuels and materials, accident analysis, and flammability and explosion issues. Dr. Thomas joined BakerRisk in 1999. His primary focus at BakerRisk has been on the characterization, modeling and testing of flammability & explosion related phenomena, explosion consequence assessments, and the investigation of accidental explosions.

Authored

(43a) Elongated VCE Blast Waves and Structural Damage
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1098-4)
(182d) Produced Water Tank Explosion Case Study
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1098-4)
Combustible Dust Explosion Case History I2008 Spring Meeting & 4th Global Congress on Process Safety
(88b) Vented Hydrogen DDTs2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
(67a) Caribbean Petroleum Explosion Case Study
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
(17a) Deflagrations By Design
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
(68c) Facility Siting - Negotiating the Minefield of “Maximum Credible Event”
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1115-8)

Associated proceedings 

2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety
2008 Spring Meeting & 4th Global Congress on Process Safety
2011 Spring Meeting & 7th Global Congress on Process Safety
2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety
2006 Spring Meeting & 2nd Global Congress on Process Safety
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety
2022 Center for Hydrogen Safety Americas Conference
2023 Spring Meeting and 19th Global Congress on Process Safety
2024 Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety