Safety Videos are published by the US Chemical Safety Board which is the Independent federal agency appointed by the US President to investigate the Industrial Chemical Accidents. CSB became operational from the year 1998. Chemical Safety Board reaches the accident spot to identify the root cause of the incident. CSB team conducts interviews among the witnesses of the … [Read more...]
Beacon for Newbie Process Engineer in Chemical Industry
Chemical engineer's role in any Refinery or in a Chemical process plant is inevitable. Basic Guidance provided here for newbie Process Engineer to help to make a journey as a process engineer, a successful one. Emergency Emergency situations in a chemical process industry may arise at any time. As a fresh process engineer be aware of the emergency preparedness procedures … [Read more...]
HAZOP Study – Basics
What is HAZOP Study? HAZOP Study Stands for Hazard and Operability Study. Hazop is the structured brainstorming technique to identify Hazards involved in a chemical process plant. It is an important Industrial Safety tool. HAZOP study is carried out during the design stage of the process plant or during carrying out any modification in the existing plant. Team … [Read more...]
Heat Exchangers Application in Chemical Industry
Heat exchangers are the basic Heat transfer equipment used in Chemical Process industries for wide range of applications. Varying temperature requirements of streams in a chemical process facilitates the use of heat exchanger. Heat Exchanger application in a Chemical industry is outlined as follows. Heat Exchangers This type of Heat Exchanger is generic form which uses the … [Read more...]
Improving Boiler Efficiency
Boilers are a part of Chemical Process Industry which is used to produce steam for Process applications and as well as power generation. There are various causes for poor boiler efficiency is depicted below in the Cause & Effect diagram Let us see them in detail. Continuous and Intermittent Blow down Boiler produces steam from the water in a continuous manner. But … [Read more...]