Accident databases (NRC, RMP, and others) contain records of incidents (e.g., releases and spills) that have occurred in the USA chemical plants during recent years. For various chemical industries, [Kleindorfer, P. R., Belke, J. C., Elliott, M. R., Lee, K., Lowe, R. A., & Feldman, H. I. (2003). Accident epidemiology and the US chemical industry: Accident history and worst-case data from RMP*In...

Tubes are a vital component of most structures, especially in the power, and oil and gas industries. Tube failure, especially in the nuclear and chemical industries, can have catastrophic effects with irreversible environmental and ecological damage. The notable Chernobyl nuclear accident in the Soviet Union has made the public extremely sensitive and concerned about the safety of nuclear plant...

Crystallization processes are used across the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. In the chemical industry, the potash and caustic industries use crystallization as a means to produce bulk chemicals and also as a separation technology for purification. The fine chemical and specialty chemical industries use crystallization processes to produce various high-value organic compo...

Throughout the chemical and process industries, ever more emphasis is being placed upon extracting increasingly greater value from plant equipment, with substantial interest in energy efficiency and responsible environmental stewardship. Improved process control is almost unique in its ability to deliver substantial operational efficiency and environmental improvements with relatively little ad...

The drawbacks to multivariate charting schemes is their inability to identify which variable was the source of the signal. The multivariate exponentially weighted moving average (MEWMA) developed by Lowry, et al (1992) is an example of a multivariate charting scheme whose monitoring statistic is unable to determine which variable caused the signal. In this paper, the run length performance of m...

Background: Logistics is paramount in the business operations as it ensures transit of goods from one point to the other. Green logistics are measures in the logistics systems that are put in place to minimize the environmental implication of logistics operations while at the same time saving on cost. Thus, green logistics is adopted as it conveys a competitive merit which enhances performance ...

179 The last few lectures of an undergraduate class in fluid mechanics offer instructors an opportunity to teach students some advanced topics that go beyond the traditional course material.[1] Fluid-particle flows, where both the fluid and particle are in motion, are prevalent in many industries including the chemical, materials, and energy industries.[2] In the pharmaceutical and biotechnolog...