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April 2016

Forge Bonding: A Safer Metal Joining Process

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
When planning in-service repairs or enhancements that involve the joining of metals; sparks, flames and even elevated temperatures are a concern for...

Assessing Meticulous Verification Effectiveness Utilizing HAZOP and LOPA

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
In 2011, the Center for Chemical Process Safety initiated work on Vision 20/20. The goal of Vision 20/20 is to demonstrate what perfect process...

An early lesson and a late night: how I learned the real design expert is the user

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
During my first few weeks as a full-time engineer, safety truly hit home. My co-worker and I had been tasked with working on a fermentation...

Case Study on Inspection of Radiant Heater Ethylene Cracker Tubes

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
A tube crawler has been developed to quantify the carburization in 25%Cr-35%Ni alloy tubes used in furnaces for ethylene production. Eddy current...

Supercharge Styrene Polymerization Control with Dorf Ketal ACtifyTM Technology

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Just over twenty years ago, the styrene monomer industry witnessed a dramatic change in the accepted method of in-process polymer control. In the 20...

Bill Hauhe Discusses the Business Side of LNG

April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016

Bill Hauhe, retired general manager at Chevron, delivered

Caustic Tower Performance Changes from Lighter Feedstock

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Caustic tower performance is critical in the production of high quality ethylene for effective removal of acid gases from the cracked gas. However,...

Utilizing Ultrasonic in-Line Inspection Technology to Manage Ethylene Furnace Convection Section Reliability

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Ultrasonic technology has been available for decades, but has not been frequently utilized in the inspection of ethylene furnaces, primarily due to...

Flameless Vent Testing

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
Flameless vents were developed and marketed for the first time over 25 years ago. The technology has evolved and been applied effectively in a wide...

The New Wave of Alkylation Activity in the U.S. - Economics and Options

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 12, 2016
There is a new wave of interest in alkylation projects currently in the U.S. Butanes are in cheap supply and octane value is high. Economics are...

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