Chemical Engineering Practice

Quantitative Models for Assessing MOC Performance

Mar 13, 2011
Rainer Hoff
The safety community, bolstered by the PSM regulations, has emphasized the importance of proper management of change to ensure safe, reliable and economic operation of chemical plants and refineries. Yet, at many sites, the MOC process is often harshly criticized as being "too inefficient", "too...

The UK Experience In Managing Risks Arising From Human Error

Mar 13, 2011
David Embrey
Following the Piper Alpha incident in the North Sea, both offshore and onshore Oil and Gas operators in the UK were required under the COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards) regulations to submit a Safety Case setting out how the risks in their installations were to be managed. After many years...

New Flare System VOC Regulations & Reduction Control Options

Mar 13, 2011
Keith Wade
As this abstract is written, there will be flare system emission testing in a controlled environment underway that will likely pave the way for new VOC control measures on all flare systems in the US. The TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) sponsored testing held in Q4 2010, will...

Deflagration Venting for Combustible Dusts - What You Need to Know

AIChE Webinar
Jan 26, 2011
Michelle Murphy, Molly Myers

Deflagration venting is one of six possible explosion protection options for combustible dust handling equipment in NFPA 654. To use this option, you must reference back to NFPA 68 where the requirements for sizing vents are located.

Teach Yourself the Basics of Aspen Plus

January, 2011
Aspen Plus is on of the most popular process simulation software programs used industrially and academically. Though the software is available at many corporations and universities, there are no textbooks which are dedicated to teaching the step-by-step use of the software. This book is designed to...

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