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Big Data to be Crunched at AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety in Austin, TX

April 28, 2015
The business and industrial implications of the exponentially increasing quantities of information available via electronic channels — often referred to as “big data” — will be explored in a new Big Data Analytics Topical Conference, part of the...

Szorb Sulfur Removal Technology - a Solution of Tier 3

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
S Zorb(TM) Sulfur Removal Technology is very different from what is commonly known as the Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) Technologies. What distinguishes...

Hazardous Material Transportation Perceived Risks & Risk Management

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
Overview of presentation: •Transportation Supply Chain & Network •Expansion of the System •Perceived Risks •Accident Rates •Transportation Risk...

Surviving an OSHA PSM National Emphasis Program Audit

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) instituted a “National Emphasis Program” to conduct both targeted and random inspections of...

How to Size a Rupture Disk Vent Line for Two-Phase Gas/Liquid Flow Based on Current Engineering Practices

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
In the chemical and petrochemical industry, vessels and pipes are protected against overpressure with safety relief devices, typically a rupture disk...

Making Sense of Reason: A Review of the Message James Reason Put Forward for a Re-Think of Safety Management Principles

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
Making Sense of Reason: A review of the message James Reason put forward for a re-think of Safety Management Principles Abstract: Mention the author...

Refinery Power Outages-Caues, Costs & Solutions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
Unplanned refinery shutdowns hit company earnings two ways: lost production and potential liabilities for excess flaring and unsafe operations. In...

Mercury Removal in Ethylene Plants: An Update and a Case Study

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
Ethylene producers have faced the challenge of feedstock contaminants for decades. Mercury is one of the contaminants often present in ethylene plant...

Steam Cracking Furnace Pre-Commissioning

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 28, 2015
In order to bring a steam cracking furnace from construction completion to beneficial operation, suitable pre-commissioning and commissioning...

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