2007 Spring Meeting & 3rd Global Congress on Process Safety

Session: Ethylene Plant Safety

Chair

David Gent, NOVA Chemicals Ltd

Co-Chair

Jack Tindel, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.

Presentations

02:15 PM

Introductory Remarks

02:20 PM

(40a) Fire at Formosa Plastics Point Comfort, Texas
Robert Hall

02:40 PM

(40b) Cold Box Pipe Leak Due to Erosion from Flashing Liquid
T. Paul Mayeux

03:00 PM

(40c) Lightning Strike Incident at Sabic Europe Plant NAK3;
Kees Brouwers

03:40 PM

(40d) Furnace Quench Oil Fire
Marty Shelton

04:00 PM

(40e) Recognizing on-Line Oxygen Analyzers as an Ignition Source in Ethylene Furnaces
Bernardo M. Corripio, Sheila F. Van Geffen, Andy A. Weber

04:20 PM

(40f) Cracked Gas Compressor Balance Line Failures
Eric Walker

04:40 PM

Concluding Remarks