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Transient Large-Scale Chlorine Releases in the Jack Rabbit II Field Tests: Near Source Release Data and Preliminary Analysi

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Sponsored by the Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of...

Design Considerations for Oily Water Lift Stations at Refineries

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Oily water, a mixture of hydrocarbon residues and water, is contaminated water released during normal operations at an oil refinery. An oily water or...

A Call to Action: Understanding the Key Driver for Continual Process Safety Performance Improvement

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
A well-established design concept for management systems is the continual improvement life cycle involving the steps: Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)...

Vapor Cloud Explosions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
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Combustible Dust Hazard Assessment: A Risk Based Approach

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
A CCPS Concept Book on performing Combustible Dust Hazard Assessments (CDHA) will be published later this year. This book is not meant to duplicate...

Evaluating the Effect of Obstruction Separation Distance on Flammable Gas Dispersion Using FDS

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
When Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models are used for field siting studies on gas-handling facilities, the separation distance between...

Risk Criteria Selection and the Impacts on the LOPA Process

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
In the CCPS book Layer of Protection Analysis – Simplified Process Risk Assessment , Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is initially...

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...

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