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April 2018

A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to IEC 61511 Prior Use

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
Understanding the quality of failure rate data is vital to successful application of SIS, as emphasized in the latest IEC 61511 standard. This...

Mole Sieve Steam Deactivation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
At the Dow Fort Saskatchewan hydrocarbons plant, the cracked gas dryers are critical to remove moisture from the cracked gas stream in order to meet...

Impact of Cracked Gas Drier Adsorbent Pressure Drop Increase on Plant Profitability

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
The impact of pressure losses on the profitability of a steam cracker are important and can be quantified. This is illustrated with the changes SABIC...

AFPM/API Advancing Process Safety - Practical Tools for Process Safety Performance Improvement

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
AFPM and API have been managing the Advancing Process Safety Programs since 2010. Through these programs, the associations have been able to collect...

Case Study in Organizational Risk Profiling – Bridging the Gap between Risk and Decision Making

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
Case Study in Organizational Risk Profiling – Bridging the Gap Between Risk and Decision Making Nathan Turner DuPont Sustainable...

Pump BLEVE Protection Initiator Determination

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
If a liquid-filled centrifugal pump is run while isolated, the mechanical energy input to the contained fluid results in a temperature increase. This...

Relief and Flare System Design Mitigation Options

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
Any modifications to existing Pressure Relief and Flare Systems are typically costly in terms of capital, manpower, and outage. It is therefore...

Hot Work Safety Zones - What if there is a Leak?

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
One of the main objectives of hot work safety is prevent the interaction of an ignition source and a flammable mixture. This seemingly simple...

Choosing HIPS over PRV - It's More Than Risk Reduction

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
The use of the term “High Integrity Protective System” or HIPS has changed from 2000 when this author won the...

Reduced Flaring Options during Ethylene Plant Start-up and Shutdown

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 24, 2018
Ethylene producers and licensors are facing the challenge posed by the environmental regulations to minimize the emissions of Highly Reactive...

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