A methodical approach for knowledge-based fire and explosion accident likelihood analysis

Kamil, Mohammad Zaid; Khan, Faisal; Halim, Syeda Zohra; Amyotte, Paul; Ahmed, Salim

doi:10.1016/j.psep.2022.11.074

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“…These are events we cannot classify as “minor” because they, too, have claimed lives, jobs, resources, and consequences for the environment. Leaks, explosions, and fires have made headlines in international news agencies like Reuters and in prominent media outlets such as The New York Times and The Guardian and are recorded in chemical accident databases around the world, including ARIA (France), eMARS (European Commission), ZEMA (Germany), FOD Waso (Belgium), DSB (The Netherlands), and CSB (United States), among many others. − …”

Section: Blast From the Past: Unearthing Process Safety Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Imperative of Integrating Process Safety Education in Chemical Engineering Curricula

Guerrero-Pérez

2023

ACS Omega

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The integration of process safety education into chemical engineering programs has become a pressing necessity for chemical engineers worldwide. However, some chemical engineering programs have not yet incorporated process safety into their curricula. The purpose of this Viewpoint is to encourage a discussion on the imperative of mobilizing a global update of chemical engineering education and integrating process safety. This initiative will not only inspire experts in the field to support those seeking this change but also encourage new participants, especially from countries that have not yet embraced this much-needed transformation in chemical engineering education.

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Section: Blast From the Past: Unearthing Process Safety Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Imperative of Integrating Process Safety Education in Chemical Engineering Curricula

Guerrero-Pérez

2023

ACS Omega

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“…For instance, Ramezanifar et al [19] conducted a risk assessment of the methanol storage tank fire accident to help decision-makers take necessary preventative or appropriate actions. Moreover, Kamil et al [20] developed a probabilistic model for analyzing the causal factors, interactions, and pathways for accidents in the oil and refining industry. It shall be noted that fire safety requirements for each category of building are different.…”

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Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Alfalah,

Al-Shalwi,

Elshaboury

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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Fires pose significant risks, encompassing loss of life, destruction of property, and substantial adverse impacts on the economy. Therefore, the prioritization of fire safety in building structures must be embraced by all relevant stakeholders, including building owners, authorities, and the general public. However, traditional fire safety assessment methods can be laborious and challenging, impeding the identification of potential fire hazards and the selection of optimal fire safety measures. To this end, this research study offers an analytic hierarchy process for assessing building fire safety. Two case studies are presented to support this model’s outperformance compared with conventional assessment techniques. The proposed method yields hazard ratings of 5.3 and 4.3 along with safety ratings of 5.5 and 5.9 for the two case studies. Additionally, the proposed model yields comprehensible, well-documented, and comparable results. Therefore, it serves as a valuable decision-making tool for evaluating fire hazards and enhancing the efficiency of building structures. As a result, decision-makers can identify current and future fire protection and prevention requirements with greater ease and precision, making the decision-making process more effective.

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“…The vapor cloud explosion in Buncefield (UK) (2005) caused significant blast damage to surrounding commercial buildings and industrial equipment [3].The BP refinery explosion in Texas City, also in 2005, marked one of the worst industrial disasters in the history of the United States, claiming 15 lives and injuring 180 people [4]. Furthermore, the Yanshan Petrochemical Company accident in Beijing, China (2013) resulted in at least 5 deaths and multiple injuries [5]. These accidents underscore the pressing need to enhance the blast resistance and energy absorption capacity of petrochemical control room structures.…”

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Blast-resistant Performance of Steel Petrochemical Control Room with 3D-Kagome Sandwich Wall

Li,

Dong,

Chen

et al. 2023

Preprint

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As the control brain of the petrochemical plant, blast resistant performance requirements of the petrochemical control room should be guaranteed when the vapor cloud explosion occurs in the petrochemical production process. 3D-Kagome truss core sandwich structure is a kind of blast resistant material with high energy absorption. Considering the influence factors of the radius of the truss core rod and thickness of the upper and lower panels, in this paper, blast resistant performance of a real steel petrochemical control room with 3D-Kagome truss core sandwich wall is analyzed. With the optimization goal of plastic deformation energy and panel displacement, the optimal wall thickness and radius of the truss core rode are obtained. The optimized blast resistant wall is assembled, and the dynamic response of the steel petrochemical control room with the 3D-Kagome truss core sandwich blast resistant wall is analyzed. The simulation results show that the truss core layer does not dissipate the blast energy effectively when the radius ratio of the truss core rod is larger than 2.7% of the total thickness of the wall; with the increase of the thickness of the upper and lower panels, the proportion of plastic deformation energy of the truss core layer increases gradually and then tends to be a stable proportion value, that is about 90%; When the thickness ratio of the panel is 6.7% of the total one of the wall and the radius ratio of the truss core rod is 2.7% of the total thickness of the wall, the optimal blast resistant 3D-Kagome sandwich wall is determined.

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A methodical approach for knowledge-based fire and explosion accident likelihood analysis

Cited by 17 publications

References 27 publications

Imperative of Integrating Process Safety Education in Chemical Engineering Curricula

Imperative of Integrating Process Safety Education in Chemical Engineering Curricula

Development of Fire Safety Assessment Model for Buildings Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Blast-resistant Performance of Steel Petrochemical Control Room with 3D-Kagome Sandwich Wall

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