Search Results - "Mentzer, Ray A"

Review of global process safety regulations: United States, European Union, United Kingdom, China, India by Besserman, Jennifer, Mentzer, Ray A.

“…Process safety regulations are an integral part of maintaining the safety of workers, the public, and the environment. Therefore, global regulations were…”
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Review of failure trends in the US natural gas pipeline industry: An in-depth analysis of transmission and distribution system incidents by Vetter, Christian P., Kuebel, Laura A., Natarajan, Divya, Mentzer, Ray A.

“…Natural gas (NG) transmission and distribution pipelines play an integral role in the United States (US) energy infrastructure. Various incidents over the past…”
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Process safety incidents across 14 industries by Bhusari, Anvaya, Goh, Amous, Ai, Huan, Sathanapally, Sai, Jalal, Mehfouz, Mentzer, Ray A.

“…Many think of process safety incidents as loss of containment events in the chemical and refining industries. In this work, we note severe/catastrophic process…”
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A framework for developing leading indicators for offshore drillwell blowout incidents by Tamim, Nafiz, Laboureur, Delphine M., Mentzer, Ray A., Hasan, A. Rashid, Mannan, M. Sam

“…Offshore operations have always been very challenging due to technological and operational complexities in combination with harsh environmental conditions…”
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A multi-criteria approach to screening alternatives for converting sewage sludge to biodiesel by Pokoo-Aikins, Grace, Heath, Aubrey, Mentzer, Ray A., Sam Mannan, M., Rogers, William J., El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M.

“…The search for cheaper feedstock for use in the production of biofuels such as biodiesel has turned attention to various forms of waste products including…”
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Numerical Study on Physical Mechanisms of Forced Dispersion for an Effective LNG Spill Mitigation by Kim, Byung Kyu, Mentzer, Ray A, Mannan, M. Sam

“…Mitigation techniques for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities require further investigation to minimize the uncertainty in determining the impact and…”
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Modeling of Water-Spray Application in the Forced Dispersion of LNG Vapor Cloud Using a Combined Eulerian–Lagrangian Approach by Kim, Byung Kyu, Ng, Dedy, Mentzer, Ray A, Mannan, M. Sam

“…The safety and security of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities has prompted the need for continued study of LNG mitigation systems. Water-spray curtains are…”
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Modeling operators' emergency response time for chemical processing operations by Murray, Susan L, Harputlu, Emrah, Mentzer, Ray A, Mannan, M Sam

“…Operators have a crucial role during emergencies at a variety of facilities such as chemical processing plants. When an abnormality occurs in the production…”
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Regulatory approaches - Safety case vs US approach: Is there a best solution today? by Jain, Prerna, Reese, Anne M., Chaudhari, Dushyant, Mentzer, Ray A., Mannan, M. Sam

“…In the wake of the August 2012 fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, the United States (US) Chemical Safety Board proposed the safety case…”
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Investigation of pool spreading and vaporization behavior in medium-scale LNG tests by Gopalaswami, Nirupama, Mentzer, Ray A., Sam Mannan, M.

“…A failure of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker can occur due to collision or rupture in loading/unloading lines resulting in spillage of LNG on water. Upon…”
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Framework for creating a Best-in-Class safety culture by Mannan, M. Sam, Mentzer, Ray A., Zhang, Jiaqi

“…To answer the question, “What are the practical attributes of Best-in-Class safety management,” consensus principles have been identified and lessons learned…”
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What does ‘safe’ look and feel like? by Mentzer, Ray A., Zhang, Jiaqi, Xu, Wei, Mannan, M. Sam

“…In this paper, the authors answer the question and help readers to form a view of ‘what does safe look and feel like’? Five important aspects of safety are…”
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Quantification of turbulence in cryogenic liquid using high speed flow visualization by Gopalaswami, Nirupama, Laboureur, Delphine M., Mentzer, Ray A., Mannan, M. Sam

“…A high speed flow visualization experiment was conducted to characterize the boiling induced turbulence when a cryogenic liquid is released on water. The…”
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Inherently safer sustained casing pressure testing for well integrity evaluation by Rocha-Valadez, Tony, Mentzer, Ray A., Hasan, A. Rashid, Mannan, M. Sam

“…This paper presents the use of a model to predict sustained casing pressure (SCP), from early pressure buildup data, as a basis for inherently safer well…”
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Key parametric analysis on designing an effective forced mitigation system for LNG spill emergency by Kim, Byung Kyu, Ng, Dedy, Mentzer, Ray A., Mannan, M. Sam

“…Concerns over public safety and security of a potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) spill have promoted the need for continued improvement of safety measures…”
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Case study analysis of the financial impact of catastrophic safety events by Kim, Byung Kyu, Krams, Jamie, Krug, Erin, Leaseburge, Mark, Lemley, Justin, Alkhawaldeh, Ammar, Mentzer, Ray A., Mannan, M. Sam

“…Several catastrophic events in the process industry have caused extensive damage to life and property and have forever changed the process safety landscape…”
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Normalization of process safety lagging metrics by Wang, Mengtian, Mentzer, Ray A., Gao, Xiaodan, Richardson, Joshua, Mannan, M. Sam

“…This article explores new process safety metrics for measuring process safety performance in the chemical processing industry. While Process Safety Management…”
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Global process safety incidents in the pharmaceutical industry by Maniar, Maaz S., Kumar, Apoorv, Mentzer, Ray A.

“…The objective of this research is to analyse global process safety incidents within the pharmaceutical industry in terms of their consequences and factors…”
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Factors contributing to US chemical plant process safety incidents from 2010 to 2020 by Wang, Yichen, Henriksen, Tara, Deo, Milind, Mentzer, Ray A.

“…Process safety incidents can result in injuries, fatalities, environmental impacts, facility damage, downtime & lost production, as well as impacts on a…”
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Revisiting Age Old Corrosion Problem with Modern Tools and Techniques by S. Nicola, S. Leon, S. Nayak, R. Mentzer, M.S. Mannan

“…Corrosion remains a major operational challenge within the chemical processing and petroleum industry. Left uncontrolled, corrosion may lead to the degradation…”
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