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Mechanical Integrity 101 for Process Safety Professionals

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
This paper prepares you to evaluate your existing practices versus recognized codes and standards and then to efficiently improve or develop and...

Generalized Laguerre Reduction of the Volterra Kernel for Practical Identification of a MIMO System

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
The Volterra series can be used to model a large subset of nonlinear, dynamic systems. A major drawback is the number of coefficients required model...

Automatic Operation of Transfer Line and Decoke Valves, Flexibility & Process Safety

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
Decoking is an important function in the operation of a furnace. This paper describes the decoking system, focusing on the transfer line and decoke...

Evaluating Licensed Process Technology Leading to Improved Refinery Margin

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
EVALUATING LICENSED PROCESS TECHNOLOGY LEADING TO IMPROVED REFINERY MARGIN ABSTRACT Refinery reconfiguration, expansion or greenfield development...

CO2 BACT Preparation and Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
ABSTRACT AIChE 2014 SPRING CONFERENCE – ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER SOLUTIONS SESSION AUTHORS Joseph W. Guida, PE – Director, Process Technology and...

A Prudent Approach to Revalidating Process Hazard Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
The Chemical Process Industry (CPI) has long recognized the necessity of periodically revalidating Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), such as Hazard and...

Tangible Benefits Derived from the Application of the Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Methodology for Process Safety Risk Assessments of Mobile Offshore and Land Drilling Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
This paper will demonstrate the tangible benefits derived from the practical application of a rigorous and systematic risk assessment methodology,...

Keys to Avoid Making a Dog's Breakfast out of Your MOC System

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
When thinking about MOCs on a case by case basis it is easy to forget the overall role of a change management system. Think of MOC as a security...

Prescriptive Versus Performance-Based Mitigation of Combustible Dust Hazards

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 1, 2014
There are a number of standards and regulations related to dust explosion hazards throughout the world. Several often-referenced dust explosion...

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