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Explosions in Transformer and Circuit-Breaker Tanks Due to Arcing Events

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Industrial transformers and circuit breakers operate with large voltage differences between current-carrying internal components and the grounded...

Fatal Exposure: Tragedy At DuPont

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
This investigation by the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) provides unique lessons in process safety. Three...

Impact of Guidelines for Independent Protection Layers and Initiating Events

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) was introduced about 15 years ago as a simplified risk assessment method between HAZOP (Process Hazard Analysis...

Lessons learned from Dalian tank farm accident

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Lessons learned from Dalian tank farm accident

Guidelines for Jetting and Flashing LNG Vapor Exclusion Zone Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has been a growing energy resource in the U.S., for which significant import and storage infrastructure was developed in...

Dust Explosions: Case Study of Dryer Explosions and Poor Explosion Vent Design

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Four recent explosions occurred in a single burner, recirculating solids ring dryer. The dryer was equipped with a recirculating fan, a burner...

Inherently Safer Technology Implementation -Risk Reduction and Risk Shifting

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
On March 25, 2008 the State of New Jersey adopted rules requiring facilities regulated under the Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA) Program to...

Simple Opportunities for Improving Energy Efficiency

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Energy efficiency has become an important theme in the process industries, and many companies have implemented sophisticated strategies to improve...

More LOPA Misapplied: Common Errors and How to Avoid Them

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) continues to be more and more widely utilized in the Petrochemical and other industries. LOPA is a “simplified”...

Process safety status in China

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 4, 2012
Process safety status in China

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