2019
- Effect of Dust Dispersion and Morphology on Dust Deflagration Hazard
A Dissertation by Pranav Bagaria (2019) - Cumulative Risk Assessment to Analyze Increased Risk Due to Impaired Barriers in Offshore Facilities
A Dissertation by Zohra Halim (2019) - Operational Risk Assessment of Routing Flare Gas to Boiler for Cogeneration
A Thesis by Sankhadeep Sarkar (2019) - Thermal Hazard Analysis of Nitroaromatic Compounds
A Dissertation by Wen Zhu (2019)
2018
- Thermal, Mechanical and Flammability Studies of Flame-retardant Polymer Nanocomposites
A Dissertation by Lubna Ahmed (2018) - Stabilizing High Expansion Foam Using Zirconium Phosphate
A Thesis by Anas Al-Rabbat (2018) - Thermal Stability Analysis of Hydroprocessing Unit
A Dissertation by Yongchul Cho (2018) - Flammability Characteristics of Light Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures at Elevated Conditions
A Dissertation by Ning Gan (2018) - Process Resilience Analysis Framework for Design and Operations
A Dissertation by Prerna Jain (2018) - Phase Equilibrium Studies on N-Oxidation Systems to Determine Homogeneous Mixture Conditions
A Dissertation by Sunder Janardanan (2018) - Optimize Ventilation Systems in Confined Workplaces Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
A Thesis by Zeren Jiao (2018) - Investigation of a Cost-Effective Method of Nitrogen Inerting of Multicomponent Hydrocarbon Gas Mixtures In Large Storage Tanks
A Thesis by Nitish Kelekar (2018) - Experimental and Theoretical Study on Stability of High Expansion Foam Used for LNG Vapor Risk Mitigation
A Dissertation by Pratik Krishnan (2018) - Pipeline Risk Assessment Using Dynamic Bayesian Network (DBN) for Internal Corrosion
A Thesis by Visalatchi Palaniappan (2018) - Systematic Analysis of Spontaneously Combustible Substances
A Dissertation by Abhishek Proddutoor (2018) - Development and Application of Process Safety Indices in Early Design Phase of Chemical Supply Chain
A Dissertation by Nitin Roy (2018) - Methodology for Inherent Safety Assessment of Heat Exchanges in Early Design Stages
A Dissertation by Richa Sarkar (2018) - Chemical Kinetics of Organophosphorus Fire Suppressants
A Dissertation by Travis Sikes (2018) - Developing Leading Indicators Framework for Predicting Kicks and Preventing Blowouts
A Dissertation by Nafiz Tamim (2018) - Consideration of Solar Radiation in Flare Design
A Thesis by Ankita Taneja (2018) - Mass Integration for Hazardous Wastewater Reuse with Incorporation of Economic and Safety Objectives
A Thesis by Jialiang Zhu (2018)
2017
- Studying the Relationship between Inherently Safer Design and Equipment Reliability
A Thesis by Nilesh Ade (2017) - Auditing the Quality of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Studies
A Thesis by Faisal Alshethry (2017) - Safety Problems Caused by Hydrate Formation in Deepwater Production Operation
A Thesis by Susana Leon Caceres (2017) - Comparison of Batch versus Continuous Process in Pharmaceutical Industry Based on Safety Consideration
A Thesis by Shiqi Chen (2017) - Risk Assessment of Pipeline on Third-Party Damage in Oil and Gas Industry with Bayesian Network and Game Theory
A Thesis by Yan Cui (2017) - Systemic Approach to Improve Learning from Incidents
A Thesis by Juliana Guarguati (2017) - Hybrid Flammable Dust-Gas Cloud Ignition Using a Modified Standard Minimum Ignition Energy Device
A Thesis by Haitian Han (2017) - Data-Based Semi-Automatic Hazard Identification for More Comprehensive Identification of Hazardous Scenarios
A Thesis by Sunwha Park (2017) - An integrated Prediction Model for H2S/CO2 Corrosion in the Pipe of Refinery
A Thesis by Lihan Zeng (2017)
2016
- Study of Cryogenic Vaporization Source-Term Due to Heat Transfer from the Solid Substrate
A Thesis by Monir Ahammad (2016) - Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tool Applied in Facility Layout Optimization
A Thesis by Cassio Ahumada (2016) - Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Offshore Production Platform by Bayesian Network Application to HAZOP and Bow-tie Studies
A Thesis by Pakorn Chaiwat (2016) - Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to Study Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Pool Fires
A Dissertation by Dushyant M. Chaudhari (2016) - Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Liquefied Natural Gas Pool Spreading and Vaporization on Water
A Dissertation by Nirupama Gopalaswami (2016) - Thermal Stability Studies of Ammonium Nitrate
A Dissertation by Zhe Han (2016) - Decontamination Foam for Hazardous Chemical Spill Mitigation
A Dissertation by Brian Z. Harding (2016) - Enhanced Thermal Stability and Flame-Retardant Properties of Cross-Linked Polymer Nanocomposites
A Dissertation by Logan C. Hatanaka (2016) - Application of Fuzzy Logic to Quantify the Uncertainty in Layer of Protection Analysis
A Dissertation by Yizhi Hong (2016) - Comparative Analysis Between LNG Import and Export Terminals
A Thesis by Guido Lamus (2016) - Droplet Analysis and Flame Propagation Study for Paraffin Aerosols Generated by Improved Electrospray Device
A Dissertation by Yan-Ru Lin (2016) - Modeling of Uncontrolled Fluid Flow in Wellbore and its Prevention
A Dissertation by Ruochen Liu (2016) - Land-use Planning in Relation to Chemical Facilities and Associated Issues in the U.S.
A Thesis by Jake Marek (2016) - Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition Studies: Effect of Non-Uniform Obstacle Distribution on DDT
A Dissertation by Camilo Rosas (2016) - A Study of Safety Culture Assessment Framework for Process Industries and Its Application to a Bayesian Belief Network Analysis
A Thesis by Changwon Son (2016) - Analysis of the Runaway Decomposition of Untempered Peroxide Systems
A Dissertation by Olga J. Reyes-Valdes (2016) - Carbon Nanofiber Explosion Violence and Thermal Stability
A Dissertation by Jiaqi Zhang (2016)
2015
- Developing Process Safety Leading Indicators for Organizational Factors in Petrochemical Industries
A Thesis by Mohammed I. Alnashwan (2015) - Study of the Influence of the Main Input Parameters on Toxic Consequence Calculation for a Formaldehyde Release
A Thesis by Bibian H. Amaya (2015) - Human Factors in the Selection of New Technology for the Oil and Gas Industries
A Thesis by Jehova Arenas (2015) - Shock Interaction with Dust Layers
A Dissertation by Amira Chowdhury (2015) - Risk Management Strategy for Road Transportation of LNG
A Thesis by Bilkis Islam (2015) - Study of Dust-Gas Hybrid Mixture Explosions
A Dissertation by Jiaojun Jiang (2015) - An Empirical Test of Context-Specific Safety Climate Measurement: A Comparison of Five Research Laboratory Safety Climate Measures to a General Measure of Safety Climate
A Thesis by Nathanael Keiser (2015) - Risk Analysis Inclusing Organizational Aspects In Process Industries
A Thesis by Younggil Park (2015) - Study of the Phase Behavior of Mono-Nitrated Poly-Substituted Aromatic Nitrocompounds
A Dissertation by William Pittman (2015) - Facility Siting And Layout Optimization For Risk Reduction Of Offshore Operations
A Dissertation by Josh Richardson (2015) - Development of a Safety Management System for Drilling and Servicing Operations Within OSHA Jurisdiction Area for Texas
A Dissertation by Mengxi Yu (2015) - Integration of Human Factors in Offshore Blowout Risk Assessment
A Thesis by Ming Zeng (2015) - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Hazards Mitigation With High Expansion Foam
A Thesis by Bin Zhang (2015)
2014
- Mathematical Programming Formulations for the Optimal Placement of Imperfect Detectors with Applications to Flammable Gas Detection and Mitigation Systems
A Dissertation by Alberto Benavides (2014) - Identifying and Managing the Health and Safety Hazards of Nanomaterials in Laboratories
A Thesis by Jinsek Kim (2014) - Methods to Improve Process Safety Performance Through Flange Connection Leak Prediction and Control
A Thesis by Jeremy Nelson (2014) - Design of Inherently Safer Complex Reactive Processes: Application on the N-Oxidation of Alkylpyridines
A Dissertation by Alba Pineda (2014) - Well Integrity Diagnostics for Sustained Casing Pressure and Faulty Gas-Lift Valve Based on Pressure Transient Modeling
A Dissertation by Tony Rocha-Valadez (2014) - Laminar Flame Speeds of Nano-Aluminum/Methane Hybrid Mixtures
A Thesis by Travis Sikes (2014)
2013
- The Influence of Particle Size and Crystalline Level on the Combustion Characteristics of Particulated Solids
A Dissertation by Diana Y. Castellanos (2013) - High Flash-Point Fluid Flow System Aerosol Flammability Study and Combustion Mechanism Analysis
A Dissertation by Szu-ying Huang (2013) - Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Forced Dispersion Modeling of LNG Vapor Clouds
A Dissertation by Byung Kyu Kim (2013) - Flammability Characteristics of Hydrogen and Its Mixtures With Light Hydrocarbons at Atmospheric and Sub-Atmospheric Pressures
A Dissertation by Hai Le (2013) - Stochastic Programming Approaches for the Placement of Gas Detectors in Process Facilities
A Dissertation by Sean Legg (2013) - A New Facility For Studying Shock Wave Passage Over Dust Layers
A Thesis by Brandon D. Marks (2013) - Discotic Colloids
A Dissertation by Andres Mejia (2013) - Experimental and Computational Study of Flame Inhibition Mechanisms in C1-C3 Alkanes Flames
A Dissertation by Carmen H. Osorio (2013)
2012
- Dynamic Operational Risk Assessment With Bayesian Network
A Thesis by Shubharthi Barua (2012) - Modeling of LNG Pool Spreading and Vaporization
A Thesis by Omar Basha (2012) - The Psychological Need for Safety at Work: A Cybernetic Perspective
A Dissertation by Jeremy Beus (2012) - A Human Performance Modeling System for Process Safety Operations
A Thesis by Emrah Harputlu (2012) - Corrosion Detection and Prediction Studies
A Thesis by Sally Nicola (2012) - Study of the Effects of Obstacles in Liquefied Natural-Gas (LNG) Vapor Dispersion Using CFD Modeling
A Thesis by Roberto Ruiz (2012) - Oxidation Kinetics of Pure and Blended Methyl Octanoate/n-Nonane/Methylcyclohexane: Measurements and Modeling of OH*/CH* Chemiluminescence, Ignition Delay Times and Laminar Flame Speeds
A Dissertation by Brandon Rotavera (2012) - Soft Sensors for Process Monitoring of Complex Processes
A Dissertation by Mitchell Serpas (2012) - Development of an Experimental Facility for Flame Speed Measurements in Powdered Aerosols
A Thesis by Andrew J. Vissotski (2012) - Normalization of Process Safety Metrics
A Thesis by Mengtian Wang (2012)
2011
- Development of a Vapor Cloud Explosion Risk Analysis Tool Using Exceedance Methodology
A Thesis by Salem S. Alghamdi (2011) - Safety-oriented Resilience Evaluation in Chemical Processes
A Dissertation by Linh Dinh (2011) - Experiments for the Measurement of LNG Mass Burning Rates
A Thesis by Carolina Herrera (2011) - Determining Bounds for a Pressure Hazard Rating to Augment the NFPA 704 Standard
A Thesis by Phillip Hodge (2011) - Flammability and Combustion Behaviors in Aerosols Formed by Industrial Heat Transfer Fluids Produced by the Electrospray Method
A Dissertation by Peng Lian (2011) - Integrating Chemical Hazard Assessment into the Design of Inherently Safer Processes
A Dissertation by Yuan Lu (2011) - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Vapor Dispersion Modeling With Computational Fluid Dynamics Codes
A Dissertation by Ruifeng Qi (2011) - Evaluation of Alternatives for Safer and More Efficient Reactions: A study of the N-oxidation of Alkylpyridines
A Dissertation by Lina Saenz (2011) - Infrared Optical Imaging Techniques for Gas Visualization and Measurement
A Dissertation by Anisa Safitri (2011) - Analysis of the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) Database Using Data and Text Mining Methodologies
A Thesis by Mahdiyati Syukri (2011) - Critical Analysis and Review of Flash Points of High Molecular Weight C, H, N, O Poly-Functional Compounds
A Thesis by Derrick Thomas (2011) - Nanoporous Materials for Carbon Dioxide Separation and Storage
A Dissertation by Victor Varela (2011) - Inert Gas Dilution Effect on the Flammability Limits of Hydrocarbon Mixtures
A Dissertation by Fuman Zhao (2011) - Efficient Nonlinear Optimization with Rigorous Models for Large Scale Industrial Chemical Processes
A Dissertation by Yu Zhu (2011)
2010
- Design and Operation of Membrane u-Calorimeters for Thermal Screening of Highly Energetic Materials
A Dissertation by Victor Carreto-Vazquez (2010) - Modeling, Optimization and Economic Evaluation of Residual Biomass Gasification
A Thesis by Adam Georgeson (2010) - Facility Siting and Layout Optimization Based on Process Safety
A Dissertation by Seungho Jung (2010) - Active and Knowledge–Based Process Safety Incident
A Thesis by Sara Khan (2010) - Effect of Blending on High-Pressure Laminar Flame Speed Measurements, Markstein Lengths, and Flame Stability of Hydrocarbons
A Thesis by William Lowry (2010) - Integrating Safety Issues in Optimizing Solvent Selection and Process Design
A Dissertation by Suhani Patel (2010) - Detonation Diffraction into a Confined Volume
A Thesis by Nolan Polley (2010) - Risk Measures Constituting Risk Metrics for Decision Making in the Chemical Process Industry
A Dissertation by Katherine Prem (2010) - Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Chemical Reactivity
A Dissertation by Qingsheng Wang (2010) - The Development of Dynamic Operational Risk Assessment in Oil/Gas and Chemical Industries
A Dissertation by Xiaole Yang (2010) - Control of Vapor Dispersion and Pool Fire of Liquefied natural Gas (LNG) with Expansion Foam
A Dissertation by Geunwoong Yun (2010)
2009
- The Safe Storage of Autocatalytic Reactive Chemicals
A Dissertation by Lijun Liu (2009) - Dynamics of Intelligent Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgels
A Dissertation by Srinivasa Pullela (2009) - Forced Dispersion of Liquefied Natural Gas Vapor Clouds With Water Spray Curtain Application
A Dissertation by Morshed Rana (2009)
2008
- Engineering Sustainability Development and its Application In Fuel Cell Operated Stationary Power Plant Systems
A Thesis by Sk-Ali Ashfaque (2008) - Computational Fluid Dynamics for LNG Vapor Dispersion Modeling: A Key Parameters Study
A Dissertation by Ben Cormier (2008) - Reactivity of Ethylene Oxide in Contact With Contaminants
A Thesis by Linh Dinh (2008) - Dense Gas Dispersion Modeling for Aqueous Releases
A Thesis by Yuan Lu (2008) - Effect of Availability on Multi-Period Planning of Oil and Gas Production Systems
A Thesis by Karla Ruiz-Vazquez (2008) - The Application of Expansion Foam on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Suppress LNG Vapor and LNG Pool Fire Thermal Radiation
A Dissertation by Jaffee Suardin (2008) - Incident Data Analysis Using Data Mining Techniques
A Thesis by Lisa Veltman (2008) - Experimental Measurements and Modeling Prediction of Flammability Limits of Binary Hydrocarbon Mixtures
A Thesis by Fuman Zhao (2008) - Layer of protection analysis applied to ammonia refrigeration systems
A Thesis by Gerald Zuniga (2008)
2007
- Resilient Engineered Systems: The Development of an Inherent System Property
A Dissertation by Susan Mcalpin Mitchell (2007) - Engineering for Sustainable Development for Biodiesel Production
A Thesis by Divya Narayanan (2007) - Transportation Risk Assessment for Ethanol Transport
A Thesis by Anecia Shelton (2007) - Bayesian-LOPA Methodology for Risk Assessment of an LNG Importation Terminal
A Thesis by Geunwoong Yun (2007)
2006
- Making the Business Case for Process Safety Using Value-at-Risk Concepts
A Thesis by Jayming Sha Fang (2006) - Development of an Advanced Nanocalorimetry System for Rapid Material Characterizations
A Dissertation by Yen-Shan Liu (2006) - Use of Incident Databases for Cause and Consequence Analysis and National Estimates
A Thesis by ASM Obidullah (2006) - Measurement of Flammability in a Closed Cylindrical Vessel with Thermal Criteria
A Dissertation by Wun K. Wong (2006) - Thermal Decomposition Study of Hydroxylamine Nitrate during Storage and Handling
A Thesis by Chuanji Zhang (2006)
2005
- Novel Applications of Data Mining Methodologies to Incident Databases
A Thesis by Sumit Anand (2005) - Quantitative Transportation Risk Analysis Based on Available data/Databases: Decision Support Tools for Hazardous Materials Transportation
A Dissertation by Yuanhua Qiao (2005) - Robust Model-Based fault Diagnosis for Chemical Process Systems
A Dissertation by Srinivasan Rajaraman (2005) - The Integration of Dow’s Fire and Explosion Index into Process Design and Optimization to Achieve an Inherently Safer Design
A Thesis by Jaffee Suardin (2005) - Binary Mixture Flammability Characteristics for Hazard Assessment
A Dissertation by Migvia del Carmen Vidal Vazquez (2005) - Thermal Runaway Reaction Hazard and Decomposition Mechanism of the Hydroxylamine System
A Dissertation by Chunyang Wei (2005)
2004
- Development of a Hierarchical Fuzzy Model for the Evaluation of Inherent Safety
A Dissertation by Michela Gentile (2004) - Study of Formation and Convective Transport of Aerosols Using Optical Diagnostic Technique
A Dissertation by Tae-Kyun Kim (2004) - Consequence Analysis of Aqueous Ammonia Spills Using an Improved liquid Pool Evaporation Model
A Thesis by Vijay Raghunathan (2004) - Development of a Computer-Aided Fault Tree Synthesis Methodology for Quantitative Risk Analysis in the Chemical Process Industry
A Dissertation by Yanjun Wang (2004) - Data Driven Process Monitoring Based on Neural Networks and Classification Trees
A Dissertation by Yifeng Zhou (2004)
2003
- Systematic Approach for Chemical Reactivity Evaluation
A Dissertation by Abdulrehman Ahmed Aldeeb (2003) - Models for Multi-Strata Safety Performance Measurements in the Process Industry
A Dissertation by Nir Keren (2003) - Measurement and Prediction of Aerosol Formation for the Safe Utilization of Industrial Fluids
A Dissertation by Kiran Krishna (2003) - Molecular Characterization of Energetic Materials
A Dissertation by Sanjeev R. Saraf (2003)
2002-1999
- A Decision Support System for Chemical Incident Information
A Thesis by Gaurav Sharma (2002) - Adiabatic Calorimetric Studies of Hydroxylamine Compounds
A Dissertation by Lizbeth Olivia Cisneros Trevino (2002) - Non-Intrusive Characterization of Heat Transfer Fluid Aerosol Formation
A Thesis by Kiran Krishna (2001) - Development of a Relational Chemical Process Safety Database and Applications to Safety Improvements
A Thesis by Fahad Al-Qurashi (2000) - Chemical Accident Databases: What They Tell Us and How They can be Improved to Establish National Safety Goals
A Thesis by Eboni Trevette McCray (2000) - The Effects of Obstacle Geometry on Jet Mixing in Release of Silane
A Thesis by Christina F. Sposato (2000) - Effects of Operating Conditions on a Heat Transfer Fluids Aerosol
A Thesis by Passaporn Sukmarg (2000) - Dense Gas Dispersion Modeling For Aqueous Releases
A Thesis by Amando Lara (1999) - Role of Viscosity in the Accurate Prediction of Source-terms for High Molecular Weight Substances
A Thesis by Irfan Yusuf Shaikh (1999)
