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Human Factors and Their Optimization

Apr 2, 2012
William Bridges
Weak control of human factors leads directly to error. An error can result in an initiating event of an accident sequence (directly by the mistake made or indirectly such as by a process control loop failing prematurely). Human error also is the cause of failure of each layer of protection. This...

Acceptable Operating Parameters for Steam Assisted Flares At Purge Rates

Apr 2, 2012
Tom Farmer
Recent field observations by TCEQ have revealed what appears to be poor flare destruction efficiency by some steam and air assisted flares when operating at turndown condition. Using specialized infrared cameras, unburned hydrocarbons were detected coming from improperly operated flare systems...

Management of Change: Quality Implementation and Performance

Apr 2, 2012
Yasser Almowalad
It is often said that the only thing which is permanent in this world is change. In the process industry, as elsewhere, change is a main lever for keeping up to date and producing more efficiently to remain competitive. Yet the incident investigations reports such as that published by the US...

Operations Management Panel Discussion

Apr 2, 2012
Greg Berry
The intent of this session is to present and develop a framework for management of rotating equipment within the plant. The papers and panel discussion will highlight such issues as the relevance of alarm management, provide commentary on the roles and responsibility of engineers, operators and...

Develop a Human Performance Modeling System for Process Safety Operations

Apr 2, 2012
Emrah Harputlu
Develop a Human Performance Modeling System for Process Safety Operations Emrah Harputlu , Susan Murray, Ray A. Mentzer, and Sam Mannan Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Operators have a crucial...

How to Structure a Basic Care Strategy for Rotating Equipment

Apr 2, 2012
Gampa Bhat
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,...

Application of Exergy Analysis for LNG Plants and Receiving Terminals

Apr 2, 2012
Chen-Hwa Chiu
Natural gas liquefaction is an energy-intensive process. New world scale LNG plant usually has multiple trains with each train has a very high capacity (up to 8 million tons per annum of LNG). Increasing the plant efficiency can increase LNG plant output and economics, with reduced greenhouse gas...

Re-Rating Ethylene Plant Equipment for Optimum Results

Apr 2, 2012
Daniel Renard
Rerating of turbomachinery equipment installed in ethylene plants is a well established method of improving plant operation, whether it is capacity changes, feedstock flexibility, power reduction or combination of all three. By utilizing modern compressor and steam turbine component technology,...

A Century of Separations: CO2 Recovery: Myth and Legend

Nov 20, 2008
R. Bruce Eldridge
Carbon dioxide recovery will be the major challenge for the separations community for the foreseeable future. Various separations technologies are being proposed for large scale recovery. The presentation will address the potential for various approaches to be successfully implemented. A basic case...

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