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Have We Learned Our Lessons: Revisiting the 2004 Skikda Explosion 16 Years Later

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
On January 19, 2004, at approximately 6:40 PM, a massive explosion and ensuing occurred at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) train in Skikda, Algeria...

Classification and Comparison of Dividing Wall Columns

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Dividing wall columns (DWCs) are known to reduce capital cost of a distillation process by putting multiple columns into a single shell. However, in...

A Collaborative Approach to Technology

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
In an environment where technology is moving so quickly, a collaborative approach needs to be adopted in order to ensure a well-rounded and informed...

The Vision and Opportunity for Robotics Systems in Oil and Gas Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Abstract: The Vision and Opportunity for Robotics Systems in Oil and Gas Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance (2020 Spring Meeting & 16th...

The Phillips Petroleum Explosion Thirty Years Later: Remembering the Lessons from This Incident Today

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
October 23, 2019 marked the thirty-year anniversary of a devastating fire and explosion that claimed the lives of 23 workers at a major chemical...

Norms (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials) in the Ethylene Plant, Revisited

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
NORMS (Naturally occurring radioactive materials), revisted Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) are an occupational health concern in...

Managing a Safety Culture throughout Mergers and Acquisitions

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Mergers and acquisitions are common in the chemical industry; approximately $50 billion in M&A deals are executed each year. While the focus from...

Risk of Runaway in Backend Acetylene Converters

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
In the “Tail End” process configuration the cracked gas light ends are removed downstream of the cold box and...

Lab-Scale Experimentation and Simulation of a Reactive Dividing Wall Column

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
Reactive dividing wall columns (RDWCs) are highly integrated systems that can simultaneously perform chemical reactions and multicomponent...

Standardizing Risk Management in Laboratory and Pilot Plant Facilities: A Model

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
August 21, 2020
By its very nature, a research and development site is in constant change. We try things that have not been done before. We create and test new...

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