An approach for risk reduction (methodology) based on optimizing the facility layout and siting in toxic gas release scenarios

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-148

  Jung, Seungho ^a   Ng, Dedy ^a   Lee, Jin Han ^b   Vazquez Roman, Richart ^c   Mannan, M Sam ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Korea Gas Safety Corporation   (South Korea)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CFD; Facility layout and siting; MINLP; Risk optimization; Toxic gas release

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; CONVEX-HULL APPROACH; DENSE GAS; FACILITY LAYOUT; INJURY RISK; LAND AREAS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MIXED INTEGER; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NEW APPROACHES; NEW MODEL; NON-LINEAR; OPTIMIZATION FORMULATIONS; OVERALL COSTS; PROBIT MODELS; RELATED VARIABLES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RISK OPTIMIZATION; RISK REDUCTIONS; SEPARATION DISTANCES; TOTAL LENGTH; TOXIC GAS RELEASE; TOXIC RELEASE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COSTS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT LAYOUT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SPACECRAFT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOXIC MATERIALS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 76549128701     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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