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March 2014

Intrinsic Hazards Assessment: Chemical Reactivity Hazards Assessment for Nitration Processes and Nitrochemicals Handling

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Chemical Reactivity Hazards Assessment for Nitration and Decomposition of Nitrochemicals S. Dharmavaram 1 and R.W. Trebilcock 2 1 E.I. duPont de...

Popcorn Polymer Fouling in Light Ends Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Popcorn polymer fouling is thought to be exclusive to Butadiene plants, but in fact, there are dozens of isolated cases of popcorn polymer fouling...

YP Tutorial on Key Energy Drivers for Refining Processes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014

Properly Calculate Vessel and Piping Wall Temperatures during Depressuring and Relief

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Determining if a vessel and/or piping component is going to fail under fire exposure and/or from embrittlement is an important factor for consequence...

Are You Being Honest with Yourself Regarding IPL Integrity?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014

Assessing Thermal Stability - the Challenge of Powders

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Assessing the thermal stability of process materials and mixtures is an essential step in understanding the process safety profile of a process. Many...

Syngas Utilization through High Pressure Solvent Assisted Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Currently, the high oil price combined with a low gas price presents a good opportunity for the development of new gas-related markets. This...

Detail Analysis of Caustic Tower Fouling Mechanism

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
To ensure the successful chemical treatment of a caustic system, fouling mechanisms must be identified and their respective contributions to the...

Application of Common-Cause Failures and Probabilistic Risk Modeling to Assess the Likelihood of Exceeding the Flare Capacity of Multiple LNG Processing Trains

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants operating experience has shown that common-cause events are major elements of shutdown incidents and accidents...

Preparing and Presenting a College Workshop on Process Hazard Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
March 31, 2014
In October 2011 the ABET college accreditation organization approved a Curriculum Statement requiring Chemical Engineering programs to teach certain...

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