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Overfilling Protection for Weak Tanks

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Low pressure tanks, designed to API-650 & API-620 code of construction may be subject to the overfilling scenario. Existing codes such as API-...

Mitigation Effect of High Expansion Foam on LNG Vapor Hazard

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
The growing production and consumption of natural gas due to the advancement of technology, e.g. , hydraulic fracturing, has accelerated the inter-...

Gas Monetization and Risk Monetization

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Gas Monetization and Risk Monetization Dennis Butts, Partner, Environmental Resources Management Stephen Shaw, Managing Partner, Environmental...

Cracking the Code of Process Safety Culture with Organizational Network Analysis

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Organizations in the chemical process industry invest considerable amounts of time and resources managing change and implementing best practices to...

Prevention or Mitigation of Major Accident Hazards through Early Identification of Safety Critical Elements

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
The Safety Critical Elements (SCEs) concept is widely used in Europe, Australia and the Middle East with limited use in the US; however, the concept...

A Comprehensive Guide to Accurately Size Pressure and Vacuum Relief Devices for Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Recently, increased environmental concerns and regulation have made proper storage tank venting a priority. One of the components of a tank venting...

Pre-Developing an Asset Integrity Program during the Capital Project

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Pre-Developing an Asset Integrity Program during the Capital Project Russ Davis, CSP National AIMS MI COE Manager Mistras Group Abstract: Asset...

Energy Bandwidth Studies for Petroleum Refining and Chemicals Manufacturing

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Energy efficiency underlies American manufacturing competitiveness. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office commissioned energy...

CFD Modeling of LNG Spreading and Atmospheric Dispersion

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
LNG release, spreading and vaporization lead to the formation of a flammable vapor cloud with high VCE risk. NFPA 59A Standard for the Production,...

Real World Challenges in Meeting Risk Criteria for Brownfield Projects

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 27, 2015
Real World Challenges in Meeting Risk Criteria for Offshore Brownfield Projects Process Safety is an integral part of the decision process for most...

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