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On August 6, 2012 a hydrocarbon fire occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the crude unit of the Chevron Richmond Refinery in Richmond, California. Approximately 20 workers were present when an 8" line ruptured and engulfed the employees in a vapor cloud. Five employees suffered minor injuries and...

Abstract: Cooling Water Networks generally do not receive due attention from engineers and are usually overlooked in comparison to other critical equipment. Simulating the plant cooling water network can identify opportunities to increase operational efficiency, availability, and throughput. Flow...

Abstract Software often plays a significant role in the safety of complex systems such as those used in the chemical processing and energy production industries. Because computing systems are increasingly being used to control critical functions, software may directly contribute to an accident...

Variation in process conditions in fired heaters arise due to multiple circumstances, of these, percentage of excess air, throughput and inlet temperature are the most recurrent. Film temperature is an important parameter to be observed during the operation of this type of equipment due to its...

There are many systems, processes and people in place to support gathering asset condition data and predictive diagnostics all in the context of reliability. Usually these systems are not leveraged to deliver their full potential and comprehensive value. This presentation will show the benefits of...

Siting regulations for onshore LNG facilities in the United States require the consequences of credible accidental scenarios to be confined within the facility’s boundaries – that is, no harm should occur to the public or public property from the worst credible events. Compliance with regulations...

A series of deflagrations occurred in a plant unloading Calcium Stearate from bulk bags. Each one had a different root cause and illustrates the importance of management systems for ignition control and the need to evaluate a system for many types of ignition sources. The first event was caused by...

Going Beyond Asset Monitoring for Improved Reliability: Remote Asset Monitoring and Alerts Nikki Bishop, PE and Aaron Crews, Emerson Process Management It’s no surprise that a good predictive maintenance strategy improves overall reliability and helps to meet production availability targets...

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