Conference Papers
This paper will review the issues associated with performing an explosion consequence assessment for petrochemical plants along with the available methodologies for conducting the required analyses.
Mr. Dyer is a member of BakerRisk’s Structures Group. His work focuses on mitigating risk and hazards to occupants of blast-loaded structures. Mr. Dyer has extensive experience in the design of blast-resistant buildings and building upgrades to mitigate explosion risk, blast damage, and occupant vulnerability in petrochemical facilities. He has participated in numerous projects as the lead structural engineer for major international petrochemical companies, including numerous Facility Siting Studies (FSS) of petrochemical plants and refineries around the world. Mr. Dyer has authored various papers on structural risk assessment and design of blast-loaded structures.
Dr. Geng is a member of BakerRisk’s Blast Effects Group. His work focuses on research and development of 3-D CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code and visualization systems capable of simulating generation and propagation of blast and shock waves and their interaction with structures or buildings. Dr. Geng has successfully developed a robust three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics code, BWTI© (Blast Wave-Target Interaction), which is routinely used in project work for BakerRisk.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.