2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety

Session: Explosion Prevention and Mitigation

Chair

Ural, D. E. A., Loss Prevention Science and Technologies, Inc.

Co-Chair

Kelly, B., BriRisk Consulting, Ltd.

Presentations

08:00 AM

(111a) The Dynamics of Vented Gas Explosions
Proust, C., Leprette, E.

08:30 AM

(111b) Safe Thickness for Combustible Dust Layers (Webcast Not Available)
Ural, E. A.

09:00 AM

(111c) Explosion Characteristics of Hydrogen-Air Mixtures in a Confined Space
Crowl, D. A., Jo, Y.

10:15 AM

(111d) Prevention and Mitigation of Polyethylene and Hydrocarbon/Polyethylene Explosions
Amyotte, P., Lindsay, M., Domaratzki, R., Marchand, N., Di Benedetto, A., Russo, P.

10:45 AM

(111f) Process Safety Management Lessons Learned from a Petroleum Refinery Spent Caustic Tank Explosion
Bloch, K. P., Wurst, D. M.

11:15 AM

(111g) Flammability Characteristics of Low GWP Refrigerant HFO-1234yf
Minor, B., Herrmann, D., Gravell, B.