When a chemical accident occurs, the release depends on the status of the substance(s) in either the damaged process unit or carrier, i.e. the accident dynamics differs in presence
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The paper presents and discusses a methodology to judge the effectiveness of the preparednessactivities in case of accidents in road tunnels by considering the system from several points of view (i.e. structural/technical,
The manuscript discusses the uncertainty and complexity intrinsic to the modeling of the accident occurred in Viareggio on June 29th, 2009 where a freight train loaded with LPG derailed and one of the tank cars
This manuscript describes in detail the LPG accident occurred in Viareggio on June 2009 and itsmodeling. The accident investigation highlighted the uncertainty and complexity of assessing andmodeling what happened in the congested environment
The manuscript focuses on the LPG railway accident occurred in Viareggio at the end of June 2009.The accident investigation highlights the uncertainties and complexities in modeling the accident inthe urban environment close to the railway station. The analysis allows assessing the sequence of events, the way they influenced each other, and the alternative possible
The manuscript analyzes the accident that occurred in the railway station of Viareggio (Italy) on June 2009. A freight train carrying LPG went off the rails and five out of fourteen wagons derailed
This paper focuses on chemical process design and layout optimization based on a theoretical approach that takes into account the dynamic feature of price/cost fluctuations.
In the past, process simulators and accident simulators belonged to two distinct worlds. Dynamic process simulators were mainly applied to process control, process dynamic investigation and safety analysis (in terms of
This paper deals with the definition and the application of a novel approach to process design. As it was originally conceived, the conceptual design (CD) of industrial processes [1]
In the last thirty years, both theoretical and experimental investigations supported the analysis of the behavior of dense gases when released in the atmosphere. A few classes of models were
Modeling and simulation of molecular distillation to split of heavy petroleum cuts are proposed. A theoretical study of this problem is illustrated for a heavypetroleum cut divided into six pseudo-components. In the process simulation, a falling film is considered. The mathematical model comprises equations for
Increasing worldwide market competitiveness and reduced profit margins are pressing chemical and process industries to move towards a predictive control approach, based on first-principles mathematical models, as