some of the most destructive accidents of 1980s and 90s which occurred in process industries were domino accidents. although domino accidents are among the most destructive industrial accidents, there are not much pioneering works done on quantification of them. the analytical formulation of the domino accidents is usually complex and need a deep knowledge of probability rules. even if the case...

Chemical process industry is a high risk industry which can result in catastrophic casualties, loss of properties, and environment damage. Process safety should always come first in the chemical process industry. Researchers have made great efforts to make the chemical process industry safer for people and the environment. Effective process safety management is the guarantee for process safety....

will mark the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in history, the chemical plant disaster in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands of people and injured tens of thousands more. Along with other safety professionals from around the world, I will be traveling to India this fall to reflect on what has changed and what we still must do to better protect the lives of workers and the pub...

Chemical Process Plant as a complex system requires good scientific knowledge on different issues including Process Safety Analysis (PSA). Fuzzy logic is the collective name for “Fuzzy set analysis” and “Possibility theory”, able to use random or approximate data in the Process Safety Analysis. This paper explains the impact of fuzzy set theory for basic tools used in Process Safety Analysis. I...

background: in process industries, production, storage, transportation, usage and disposal of chemicals are inherently dangerous and the risk of catastrophic accident occurrence is potentially high. to improve safety level in these industries, establishment of process safety management (psm) system is considered as the most effective measures. this study was conducted to determine the degree of...

alcohol in iran is produced mainly from molasses of sugar cane and sugar beet. other sources of alcohol production like wheat and barley exist, but because of some cultural and political reasons, they cannot be legally used for producing alcohol in iran. twenty-six manufacturers in 18 provinces are officially active. the actual capacity of ethanol production with medical purity is about 100mill...