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AIChE's ChemE on Demand is a multi-media digital library containing hundreds on-demand webinars and recorded conference presentations. This convenient resource is designed to meet your needs as a chemical engineer. AIChE professional members are entitled to 6 FREE 'credits', good for content in ChemE on Demand each year. Undergraduate student members get free unlimited access to ALL ChemE On Demand content.

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Atmospheric Impacts of Expanded Natural Gas Use

AIChE Webinar
Aug 21, 2013
David Allen
This presentation focuses on air quality impacts associated with hydraulic fracturing. Data and modeling on emissions and impacts of photochemically active air pollutants, toxic air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions are described.

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle in the U.S.: What Are the Options?

AIChE Webinar
Sep 11, 2013
Candido Pereira, Christopher Phillips
Chris Phillips describes both reprocessing and long term storage as complementary ways of dealing with the used nuclear fuel (UNF) from the US's nuclear reactors. Candido Pereira provides an overview of the nuclear fuel cycle and possible future directions for sustainable nuclear power production with an emphasis on chemical processing and recycle.

Key Finance Measures for Successful Projects

AIChE Webinar
Sep 18, 2013
Makarand Joshi

This webinar is designed to help engineers and chemists develop a better understanding of basic accounting and finance concepts. IIt will be of interest to those contemplating getting a business degree as these topics are usually covered in the first required finance and accounting course in the degree program.

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Barrier Diagram (bow tie) Quality Issues for Operating Managers

Apr 29, 2013
Pieter Weijand, Robin Pitblado
Barrier diagrams (bow ties) are rapidly growing in use in both the onshore and offshore process safety worlds. They are amongst the most powerful means to address operational safety in a format easily understood by all levels of staff. They clearly define the full set of prevention and mitigation...

Considerations of Temperature Measurement in the Claus Thermal Reaction Furnace

Apr 29, 2013
Steve Croom
Abstract Considerations of Temperature Measurement in the Claus Thermal Reaction Furnace Steve Croom Delta Controls Corporation Shreveport, Louisiana There are numerous factors to consider in obtaining accurate and reliable temperature measurement under the varying conditions of Claus Reaction...

Modelling of Time-Varying Dispersion for Releases Including Potential Rainout

Apr 29, 2013
Henk W.M. Witlox, Mike Harper
Many accidents involve releases of hazardous chemicals into the atmosphere. Many commonly used atmospheric dispersion models are limited to continuous or instantaneous releases only, and cannot accurately simulate time-varying releases. The current paper discusses a new enhanced dispersion...

Abqaiq Plant Virtual Plant RTO Implementation

Apr 29, 2013
Kuang-Yao Brian Peng
Abqaiq Plant Virtual Plant RTO Implementation Abstract Abqaiq Plant is the largest worldwide crude stabilization plant with $200MM energy consumption per year. Abqaiq NGL plant shares 30% of total energy consumption. High NGL recovery rate has been the objective because of undesired loss of...

Process Safety Management Framework in Japan

Apr 29, 2013
Atsushi Aoyama, Yuji Naka
In recent years, accidents of chemical plants are occurring frequently in Japan. One of the reasons is that many Japanese companies do not have a proper process safety management system. The process safety management system should secure the safety of process system and correspond to regulations...

Empowering Operating Managers with Decision Support System to Prevent Process Safety Incidents

Apr 29, 2013
Deepak Phanse, Manasa Godavarthy, Prashanthi S. Bhupathi, Rohan Vardekar
The Operating Manager can be considered as ‘forward or finisher’ as in a football team. He is an essential link between the strategic & tactical level of management and the shop floor personnel who are in close proximity of the process and its hazards. Having a robust Safety Management System...

Comprehensive Machine Monitoring Strategy At Green Ethylene Plant

Apr 29, 2013
Eder Felipetto, Michael Hastings, Otvio Vescovi
Abstract This paper presents an overview of the overall monitoring strategy of a green ethylene plant (ethylene produced by catalytic dehydration of ethanol), and gives an insight into some of the challenges of monitoring the machines, as opposed to that which is required for a traditional steam...

So We All Have Been Implementing Process Safety Metrics What Next?

Apr 29, 2013
Alvin Mateo, Glen Peters, James VanOmmeren, Martin A. Dennehy, Shakeel Kadri
Industry over the last two to three years has put a lot of effort into implementing Process Safety Metrics. This is a good practice but, now that we have metrics data, how are we utilizing them to improve process safety performance? Air Products has been monitoring process safety performance for...

From Zero to World No.1 LNG Exporter in Less Than 10 years, Qatar

Apr 29, 2013
J. C. Kuo
Qatar is a member of the OPEC and is a significant oil producer, but the Qatari government has devoted much more efforts to the development of natural gas. Especially, it intends to export the gas as the liquefied natural gas (LNG). In 1997, Qatar starts to export LNG to Spain. In 2006, less than...

How to Get the Best From Your Preheat Train an UK Refinery Based Case Study

Apr 29, 2013
Alison Ogden-Quin, D. Ian Wilson, Edward Ishiyama, G. T. Polley, Graham Birch, James Kennedy, Simon J. Pugh
Crude refinery preheat trains (PHTs) are a major part of a refining process as it reduces the quantity of energy required to heat the crude oil to its distillation temperature. Fouling is a long known problem in the PHTs; the ability of a refinery to process different crude blends or to increase...

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