Process Safety Boot Camp Face-to-Face CourseOffered in North America, this intensive and highly interactive 4-day course trains chemical engineers in the fundamentals of Process Safety. Taught...
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) CCPS was established in 1985 to focus on engineering and management practices that can prevent and mitigate catastrophic accidents involving release of hazardous materials. CCPS is supported by sponsors in the chemical and hydrocarbon process industries and active worldwide via conferences, books, databases, education, research, and more.
2nd CCPS Global Summit on Process Safety November 3-5, 2015Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThe 1st Global Summit on Process Safety held in Mumbai on December 2014 was a great success. The theme of the conference is based on Vision 2020, developed by the Center for Chemical Process Safety and is supported by the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP).
Ten Commandments of Risk Based Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015TEN COMMANDMENTS OF PROCESS SAFETY Thou shall honor thy container Thou shall always maintain a sense of vulnerability Thou shall eliminate...
Discharge and Dispersion for Large-Diameter CO2 Releases: Experimental Data and Data Review Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The second phase of the CO2PIPETRANS Joint Industry Project (JIP) aims to fill knowledge gaps associated with the safe and reliable pipeline...
Dow Learnings & Actions from the Deepwater Horizon Accident Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Dow Learnings & Actions from the Deepwater Horizon Accident The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion on April 20, 2010, killed 11 workers,...
Human and Organizational Factors Assessment and Their Use As Potential Safety Barriers Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015This paper presents a statistical analysis of past accidents occurred between 1983 - 2013 reported to European Major Accidental Reporting System (...
Modeling and Computation of Reaction Forces on Relief Piping during Depressurization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The sudden opening of a relief device, during an overpressure event, will cause the relief piping to experience dynamic loads. A pressure wave may be...
"Let Me Tell You............." The impact of Eastman's Aniline Plant Explosion on Process Safety Awareness Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015On October 4, 1960, Eastman Chemical Company suffered the worst accident in its 83-year history, when an aniline manufacturing facility exploded. 16...
LNG Refrigerant Compressor Startup Torque Evaluation Using Dynamic Simulation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Compressor startup plays an important role during a plant’s startup. It’s even more crucial in an LNG facility, due to the fact that compression and...
Active Versus Passive Fire Protection - Getting the Balance Right Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015A key question often asked when trying to evaluate the effectiveness of a fire protection system is how to strike a balance between active and fire...
Research of Process Safety Management Platform Architecture Based on Internet of Things Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015With the rapid development of chemical technology in China, the number and size of petrochemical corporations increasing quickly, and increasing...
Changing Demographics: Preserving Safety and Increasing Performance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015While process plants under development hold promise for innovative technology, movement from analogue to digital control rooms, and the latest in...
Consequence Modeling of Dynamic Source Terms Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015While several dispersion modeling tools provide modeling tools for static situations, it is challenging to model conditions when there are several...
Porosity and Mineralogical Changes in Iron-Bearing Sandstone with CO2 Injection Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015One of the four trapping mechanisms for long term CO 2 geological storage is mineral trapping. Increased acidity from CO 2 solubility in brine...
Effect of Body Bowl Choking on Pressure Relief Valve Stability Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015It is known that the velocity at the outlet flange of conventional PRV (Pressure Relief Valve) reaches the sonic velocity in case of larger size of...
Effectively Addressing New PSM/RMP Damage Mechanism Review Requirements with an Integrated PHA (iPHA) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Since August 2012, significant changes have been proposed by a number of agencies to Safety Management Systems Programs, e.g., Process Safety...
How Does "Deviation" Become "Normal"? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015How does "deviation" become "normal"? How does deviation from established safe practices become institutionalized within an organization? Conducting...
Dynamics of Direct Spring Operated Prv's with Inlet Piping in Gas Service Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015This paper will discuss the development of a numerical solutions which can be used as a predictor of direct spring operated pressure relief valve...
Modelling Liquid Fuel Cascades with Open Foam Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Modelling Liquid Fuel Cascades with OpenFoam M. Macchi1, J.X. Wen2*, K. Volkov1 and Y. Chung2 1Centre for Fire and Explosion Studies, Kingston...
Steam Control in Elevated Steam Assisted Flares Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Steam assisted flares are commonly used in the petrochemical industry. Over-steaming of these flares can be a cause of incomplete combustion. But,...
Ignorance Is No Defense...Audit Management Best Practices Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015What gets measured gets done. Whether it's for process safety management risk management ISO, OHSAS or equivalent, the audit element is essential to...
The Road Between Reality and Philosophy (aka HSE Success within an Engineering Organization) Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Compared to the days when the industrial revolution started, safety as a discipline has come a long way. The advancements in the civilization and...
Unconfined Deflagration Testing for the Assessment of Combustible Dust Flash Fire Hazards Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The presence of combustible dust can result in associated flash fire and dust explosion hazards at manufacturing facilities. The hazard and...
Auditing Relief Systems Design Basis - Best Practices Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Auditing Relief Systems Design Basis - Best Practices Ever since OSHA implemented their National Emphasis Program in 2007, facility’s pressure relief...
AIChE/CCPS White Paper: Recommendations for Establishing Process Safety Investigation Boards Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Global population growth and the associated growth in the production of goods and services provided by high-hazard process industries require...
Industrial Partnerships and PSM Standards in Canada Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The story of process safety management (PSM) in Canada is quite different than in other countries. The practices and guidelines have evolved through...
Process Safety Auditing: Thinking Beyond Compliance Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The PSM rule requires a ‘compliance audit’ at least every three years. This description implies that the purpose of the audit is to ensure that legal...
Young, Inexperienced, and Learning: How Process Safety Hit Home While Attending a Conference Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Many professionals believe you will only understand process safety if you have seen incidents firsthand. Some professionals believe firsthand...
Study on Separation Distance Determination of LNG Filling Station on Water Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015In China, more and more ships use LNG as fuel. So, more LNG filling station on water will be constructed in the future. In order to assure the safety...
Advanced Procedure Research Study - Applying Human Factor Principles to Procedure Presentation and Design Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015ABSTRACT Advanced Procedure Research Study: Applying Human Factor Principles to Procedure Presentation and Design Elliott P. Lander, Chief Operating...
We Learn and Share but We Don't Get Better! Time for Huaa Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Any organisation can improve by leveraging its knowledge and lessons learned. These learnings or knowledge can be external or, in a global enterprise...
Alarm Management Gap Analysis and Improvement at NOVA Chemicals Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Alarm Management Gap Analysis and Improvement at NOVA Chemicals Doug Lutz , Principal Process Automation Engineer, NOVA Chemicals Corp., Joffre,...
Safety Management of Petrochemical Tank Farms Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The storage tank zone of petrochemical enterprises is an important site to store liquid raw materials, intermediate products and target products...
API Process Safety Site Assessment Program - Promoting a Culture of Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015API Process Safety Site Assessment Program – Promoting a Culture of Process Safety A collaborative industry effort managed by API, the Process Safety...
A Theoretical-Based and Generalized Method for Dust and Gaseous Deflagration Vent Sizing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015A common method for equipment or building explosion protection is to provide deflagration venting. Vent sizing methods offered in current technical...
How Continuous Corrosion Monitoring Is Helping to Evolve Refinery Operations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Refiners are continually seeking to improve profitability in a tight margin environment. This is driving them towards a wider basket of crude oils,...
Non-Conventional Methods of Obtaining Combustible Liquid Fuels Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Introduction Limited world reserves of liquid fuel as well as the general trend to reduce atmospheric contamination pose many challenges for...
LOPA - More Observations from the Originators Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) has been around for 20 years, and in general use for 15 years, with the LOPA textbook from CCPS/AIChE being...
Evolution of Relief Sizing at an Operating Company Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Codes, Standards, and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices regarding the engineering design of pressure relief systems have...
Incidentes Ocurridos En La Industria Del Gnl Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015En este documento se hace una recopilación de los incidentes más importantes ocurridos a lo largo de la historia de la industria de GNL, mediante la...
Risk Assessment for a Gas and Liquid Hydrogen Fueling Station Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) have been developed for years to cut dependence on fossil fuel and significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions toward a...
Experimental Study on Propane Jet Fire Hazards: Thermal Radiation Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Jet fires is a of the major hazards in the oil and gas industry, and half of the reported jet fires caused domino effect to enlarge the incident. The...
Risk Analysis of Wired Versus Wireless Transmission of Process Measurements Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015There is no doubt that wireless technology lowers the cost barriers to remote assessment of equipment condition. As such, wireless technology is...
Demonstrating Separation and Independence of Automated Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) exposes the role that automation plays in causing initiating events and in responding to the resulting abnormal...
Indicadores De Seguridad De Procesos y Observaciones Planificadas De Seguridad Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Introducción Implementar y mantener un programa integral de seguridad de los procesos es un elemento esencial que toda empresa Química y Petroquímica...
Impacts of Process Safety Time on Layer of Protection Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The ability of an Independent Protection Layer (IPL) to achieve a given level of risk reduction is dependent upon its fulfillment of several core...
Un Caso Real En Ocotlan, Mexico: Aplicacion De analisis De Causa Raiz y Acciones En Base a Pareto Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Especialistas de Celanese presentaran un caso real ocurrido en Ocotlan, Mexico, con un foco en la aplicación de Análisis de Causa Raíz y Acciones en...
Net Present Value in Gas Turbine Generator Selection for LNG Liquefaction Plants-a Case Study Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015With the gradual rise in the size of LNG liquefaction facilities where multiple LNG trains are built within a single site, the selection of optimum...
Process Consideration Related to Compression Equipment in Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Plants Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Ethylene compression in Low Density Polyethylene Plants (LDPE) occurs at very high pressures and adverse operating conditions, necessitating special...
Gas Monetization and Risk Monetization Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Gas 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 PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Organizations in the chemical process industry invest considerable amounts of time and resources managing change and implementing best practices to...
Engineered Floating Beads: New Method for Vapor Suppression and Fire Prevention for Flammable Liquids Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Current fire systems in flammable liquid storage tasks are designed to respond when a fire is detected ….. and since it is an active system, there...
Prevention or Mitigation of Major Accident Hazards through Early Identification of Safety Critical Elements Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The Safety Critical Elements (SCEs) concept is widely used in Europe, Australia and the Middle East with limited use in the US; however, the concept...
Mitigation Effect of High Expansion Foam on LNG Vapor Hazard Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The growing production and consumption of natural gas due to the advancement of technology, e.g. , hydraulic fracturing, has accelerated the inter-...
Overfilling Protection for Weak Tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Low pressure tanks, designed to API-650 & API-620 code of construction may be subject to the overfilling scenario. Existing codes such as API-...
The Four Pillars of Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Opportunities to improve plant performance and thus enhance energy efficiency across the CPI fall into four main categories: operational improvements...
CFD Modeling of LNG Spreading and Atmospheric Dispersion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015LNG release, spreading and vaporization lead to the formation of a flammable vapor cloud with high VCE risk. NFPA 59A Standard for the Production,...
Energy Bandwidth Studies for Petroleum Refining and Chemicals Manufacturing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Energy efficiency underlies American manufacturing competitiveness. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office commissioned energy...
Pre-Developing an Asset Integrity Program during the Capital Project Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Pre-Developing an Asset Integrity Program during the Capital Project Russ Davis, CSP National AIMS MI COE Manager Mistras Group Abstract: Asset...
A Comprehensive Guide to Accurately Size Pressure and Vacuum Relief Devices for Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Recently, increased environmental concerns and regulation have made proper storage tank venting a priority. One of the components of a tank venting...
CFD Modeling of Large Scale LNG Pool Fires Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The computational fluid dynamics modeling tool FLACS has been widely used for detailed consequence modeling of flamable vapor dispersion and vapor...
Heat Exchangers Network Retrofit for Energy Efficiency Enhancement in a Crude Oil Refinery Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015World-wide industrial facilities energy efficiency optimization’ practices and measures are underway by most of the major energy; chemical &...
Real World Challenges in Meeting Risk Criteria for Brownfield Projects Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Real World Challenges in Meeting Risk Criteria for Offshore Brownfield Projects Process Safety is an integral part of the decision process for most...
Influence of Overpressure in Pressure Vacuum Safety Valves on Emission Reduction and Explosion Risk Minimization of Atmospheric Storage Tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015In today's economically competitive environment it is important to utilize a venting technology on storage tanks which provides the maximum degree of...
Hydrogen Jet Vapor Cloud Explosion: Test Data and Comparison with Predictions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Releases of hydrogen at elevated pressures form turbulent jets which may pose vapor cloud explosion (VCE) as well as jet fire hazards. The turbulence...
Can I Use My Cooling Water Header As a Relief Device? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015According to current industry practice, a heat exchanger tube rupture scenario is considered when the design pressure or maximum possible system...
An Optimal Cost-Effective Approach to Sensor Siting for Industrial Facilities Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Perimeter or fenceline monitoring for emissions of hazardous gases is very important for hazardous waste sites, landfills, and industrial facilities...
On the Use of Laminar Burning Velocities in Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015This study explores the role of the premixed laminar burning velocity as a global parameter to evaluate the explosion hazard of flammable gases and...
Challenge of Mitsubishi Chemical's Process Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Mitsubishi Chemical has been working to improve process safety by implementing safety review (SR) activities.The aim of the SR activity is to improve...
Essential Practices for Developing, Strengthening and Implementing Process Safety Culture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Process safety management (PSM) has been focused primarily on technical and management systems that must be implemented that are essential to...
Understanding Gas Blowby Scenario Calculations Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Gas blowby overpressure scenarios are routinely identified when analyzing vessels with liquid-level inlet control valves. Blowby can occur when this...
Deflagration Load Generator: Repeatability and Application to Test Article Blast Loading Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015The Deflagration Load Generator (DLG) is a test rig intended to produce blast waves representative of vapor cloud explosions (VCEs) suitable for...
Autonomous Remote Gas Detection Using Optical Imaging Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015ExxonMobil Research Qatar has partnered with a U.S. based firm, Providence Photonics, to develop a Remote Gas Detection (IntelliRed TM ) technology...
Eli Lilly PSM Implementation Case Study Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Eli Lilly and Company (a global pharmaceutical firm) undertook an initiative to implement a Process Safety Management Program Globally at...
Overpressure Protection of a Pressure Vessel By System Design through the Application of ASME VIII Ug-140 in Lieu of a Relief Device By an Appropriate Choice of Mawp and/or By Safety Instrumented System Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Abstract This technical paper addresses the new provision of UG-140 of ASME VIII Division 1 and how it impacts on the traditional overpressure...
Reliability: The Next Revolution in Process Manufacturing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015David Rosenthal, PE, CMRP is a Reliability Consultant representing his Reliability Strategy and Implementation Consultancy LLC firm. He previously...
NOx, NOx, Who's There - Steam Cracker or Smr? a Tutorial and Wrap-up Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Now that the remaining pieces of the puzzle have fallen into place, it is instructive to revisit NOx abatement measures for steam cracking and steam-...
Pressure Relief Systems Effluent Handling Archived Webinar Mar 18, 2015 Collection, disposal, and treatment systems are an integral part of pressure relief systems for minimizing potential hazards posed by the effluent from pressure relief devices. There are several...
Fire Safety with High Energy Density Batteries Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014As high energy density battery technology develops to meet the rapidly increasing demands of consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid level...
QbD in Development of Film Coated Tablets: A Risk Assessment Based Doe Towards a Robust Product and Process Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 19, 2014The principles of Quality by Design (QbD) were applied during the formulation development of a film-coated tablet. A risk based approach was used to...
Are Unconfined Hydrogen Vapor Cloud Explosions Credible? Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 10, 2014A question is frequently raised by owner/operators of chemical processing and refinery sites as to whether unconfined hydrogen vapor cloud explosions...
The effect of material flow uncertainties on the overall economic performance of a typical gas processing plant (GPP) under various upstream conditions Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 10, 2014Uncertainty is an inherent characteristic of any chemical process plant. It has a profound effect especially for gas processing plant as its feeds...