2012

Introduction Maintenance of process safety in the industry several tools are used such as Risk Analysis, Failure mode and events Analysis (FMEA), a Hazard operability analysis (HAZOP), Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), and Mapping Risk. Each tool or technique, if used at the right time can prevent...

Laminar and turbulent premixed flame burning velocities are two parameters that are sometimes needed to evaluate explosion hazards. There is ample information in the literature regarding the burning velocities of most common ignitable gases and vapors in air. Little information, however, is...

There are many important benefits of revamping, rerating and modernizing turbomachinery such as accommodating changes in current operating conditions, improving operating efficiency, and removing process bottlenecks. This paper will focus on the capacity gains realized through equipment replacement...

Do your operators and management know the real health of your machinery?. Do they depend too much on the alarm notification of the abnormal condition which may be too late to react? Every operation unit needs to have a Basic Care based management system which includes operator walkabouts,...