April 2012

The Connection of Peak Alarm Rates to Plant Incidents and What You Can Do to Minimize

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

Even after several years of trying, many plants still struggle with controlling alarm floods. Static rationalization can reduce your average number...

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Carbon Capture Ready Heavy Oil Extraction and Upgrading

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

Carbon dioxide emissions from heavy oil production are typically higher than that of producing conventional crudes. Ultimately, carbon dioxide...

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Hydrogen Membrane Technology for Ethylene Production

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

HYDROGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY FOR ETHYLENE PRODUCTION U. (Balu) Balachandran, T. H. Lee, C. Y. Park, and S. E. Dorris Energy Systems...

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Lab-HIRA: Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis for Chemical Research Laboratories

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

The combination of hazard identification and risk analysis is an organized effort to pinpoint weaknesses in the design and operation of processes...

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Preserving Feed Composition Effects Downstream of An Open Level in a DMCplus Controller

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

The FS-1 Fractionator is a natural gas fractionation unit which separates natural gas liquids into ethane, propane, butane and C5P. The process...

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Case Histories on Inherent Safety and Risk Reduction Amid Risk Aversion

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

This paper explains several experiences in inherent safety where, despite substantial progress in the reduction of risk, the public or regulators...

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Use PFFM Instead of Hazop

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 3, 2012

While accepted world-wide as being the standard for process hazard analysis for many years, the HazOp review technique is cumbersome. This drives the...