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April 2019

Applying Risk Principles to Combustible Dust Operations at a Multinational Manufacturer

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
JENSEN HUGHES performed a risk-based analysis for three combustible dust handling processes that are prevalent throughout our manufacturing client's...

Confirming the SIS Layer of Protection

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
The Safety Instrumented System (SIS) is a complex protection layer with high reliability requirements. Assuring the effectiveness of the SIS requires...

Unique Applications for Embedded Model Predictive Control Technology

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Some modern Distributed Control Systems have Model Predictive Control (MPC) technology embedded into the control system. The MPC is intended for...

Rational Screening of Adsorbents for Natural Gas Upgrading By Pressure Swing Adsorption Using Dynamic Simulation of Process Performance Metrics

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
The continuing development of a wide variety of novel adsorbents raises new possibilities for improving efficiencies in natural gas purification by...

Impact of Time on Asphaltene Destabilization Detection in Unconventional Fuels

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Much attention has been given to the time-dependent aspects of asphaltene destabilization and aggregation in crude oils in the recent years. It has...

Transferline Exchanger Internal Diameter Tube Inspection

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Transfer Line Exchangers (TLE’s) are a critical part of an ethylene producing unit. Similar to a high temperature, high pressure...

Sil-3, Sil-2, and Unicorns (There Is a High Probability Your SIL 2 and SIL 3 SIFs Have No Better Performance Than SIL 1)

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Safety Instrumented System (SIS) standards improved the definition of interlocks and introduced requirements for improved management systems to...

Enfoque Multi-Amenaza Para Abordar Peligros Natech

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Los eventos naturales representan amenazas/peligros significativos para las unidades de proceso de diferentes industrias. Es decir, peligros...

Beyond VCE: Addressing Fire Hazards As Part of Facility Siting

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
Background: Following influential facility siting incidents such as the 2005 BP Texas City Explosion, it was recognized that vapor cloud explosions...

Effects of Elevated CO2 Concentrations on Yields of Agricultural Crops

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 2, 2019
That elevated concentrations of CO 2 can increase plant growth has been known since at least 1804, when a scientist named De Saussure reported that...

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