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Vertical Thermosyphon Reboiler Operation Troubleshooting

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
Vertical thermosyphon reboiler stall can result in a loss of duty and/or a loss of unit capacity. The cryogenic demethanizer reboiler is susceptible...

Characterization of Cooling Water Blowdown in District Cooling and Determination of Its Effect on Wastewater Treatment Plants

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
The District Cooling (DC) process requires high volumes of water to operate cooling towers (CTs). In the State of Qatar, the use of Treated Sewage...

Predictive Analytics - Tools to Predict Risk

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
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Importancia De Las Pruebas Periódicas Durante El Diseño Del SIS

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
Una Función Instrumentada de Seguridad SIF, esta compuesta por un elemento sensor que sirve para detectar una condición potencialmente...

Means to Achieve Backflow Prevention of Hazardous Chemicals from Process Vessels to Utility Pipelines and Its Importance during HAZOP Studies

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
Design of a chemical manufacturing facility is a challenging task because one has to ensure that every design feature has been carefully analyzed for...

Conducting Hazops That Are Good and Don’t Just Look Good

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
It is difficult to imagine a time when HAZOP was not so prevalent in the process industry. But there was such a time. When HAZOPs first came about,...

Improving Hydrocarbon Contaminant Control in Ethylene Quench Water Units

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
A recent case study on the control of hydrocarbon contaminants in a quench water unit was conducted at a large ethylene producer in the southern...

Integrated Leading Indicators and Their Effectiveness Evaluation

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
Effective Safety Management system has Leading Indicators serving as the backbone. These indicators, in lieu of the lagging ones, provide a realistic...

Gestion De Inhibiciones De Sistemas De Seguridad – Caso De Implementación

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
La función de los sistemas o lógicas de seguridad es la de reducir el riesgo de eventos peligrosos, son capas de protección,...

Minimizing Risk of Unit Trains of Hazmat

Conference Presentation
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
April 21, 2021
In 2020, the CFR was updated to include a rule allowing LNG shipment in DOT113 class tank cars. Prior to this rulemaking, LNG shipment on railroads...

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