المؤلفون: Yen-Shan Liu, Rogers, William J., Mannan, M. Sam

المصدر: Chemical Engineering Progress; May2006, Vol. 102 Issue 5, p41-47, 7p, 1 Diagram, 5 Charts, 1 Graph

مصطلحات موضوعية: HAZARDOUS substances, CHEMICAL plants, CHEMICAL engineering, CHEMICAL industry, FACTORY safety, INDUSTRIAL safety

مستخلص: The article gives advice on how to identify potentially reactive chemical hazards in a chemical plant. The authors discussed several screening methods including New Jersey's Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chemical Reactivity Worksheet and the Material Safety Data Sheets.

المؤلفون: Krishna, Kiran, Rogers, William J., Mannan, M. Sam

المصدر: Chemical Engineering Progress; Jul2004, Vol. 100 Issue 7, p25-28, 4p, 2 Diagrams

مصطلحات موضوعية: AEROSOLS, FLUIDS, HEAT transfer, FLUID mechanics

مستخلص: Proposes a methodology for evaluating aerosol formation potential and using that information to select the most appropriate heat transfer fluids. Events required for aerosol explosion and combustion; Description of the distribution of droplets in an aerosol; Effect of fluid temperature on the physical properties of the fluid.

المؤلفون: Saraf, Sanjeev R., Rogers, William J., Mannan, M. Sam

المصدر: Chemical Engineering Progress; Mar2004, Vol. 100 Issue 3, p34-37, 4p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CHEMICAL reactions, CHEMICAL processes, CHEMICAL accident prevention, WORK-related injuries, INDUSTRIAL safety, CHEMICAL industry

مستخلص: Reviews existing methods of reactive hazard evaluation and existing classifications of reactive chemicals and reactive hazards. Proposal of a new classification for reactive chemicals, based on calorimetric data and reactivity risk index; Incidents in the chemical industry due to thermal runaway chemical reactions; Courses and methods to establish safe process conditions for runaway reactions; Analysis of differential scanning calorimetric data for reactive chemicals.