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0^ ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION k~. 40 RECTOR STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 10006 (212) HANOVER 2-7300 Mr. G. I. Rozand Vice President, Manufacturing Tenneco Chemical, Inc. Tenneco Plastics Division P. 0. Box 2 Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 December 19, 19 69 Dear Mr. Rozand: In reply to your letter of December 15, 1969, I am attaching a copy of a letter dated December 3, 1969 indicating AICHE's agreement to make their meeting room available at our Loss Prevention Symposium in Atlanta. Since you have volunteered, I would appreciate it if you would contact and invite all FVC manufacturers to our meeting. Since it appears after all that "tricky Dick" will not appear Tuesday night, I would suggest that the meeting be scheduled that evening, February 16, 1970 at 7:30. The meeting and meeting rooms will be held at the Marriott Motor Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. I am attaching a copy of a rough draft of the agenda of the three-day symposium and would appreciate it if you could reproduce it and mail to the list of people you are inviting to the FVC meeting. Please forward to me a copy of the list of the invited so that I can make certain that registration forms for the meetings and hotels can be mailed directly to them by the AICHE. Very truly yours, T. 5 <J ~S. Schreiber Manager - Safety and Loss Prevention SS: Is Attachments cc: W. S. Wood-Sun Oil W. G. Sykes-Arthur D. Little, Inc, A. R. Albrecht-Dow Chem. T. A. Ventrone-American Cyanmia Co. \ OCC 2659 FOURTH ANNUAL LOSS PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM * ATLANTA, GEORGIA FEBRUARY 16 - 18, 1970 Symposium Chairman William S. Wood Sun Oil Company Symposium Co-Chairmen Sanford Schreiber Allied Chemical Corporation Wendell G. Sykes Arthur D. Little, Inc. Loss Prevention Committee (5B-3) A. R. Albrecht F. W. Badger W. J. Bradford W. H. Doyle G. J. Grabowski S'anley Grossel R. Y. Le Vine R. M. Sachere Sanford Schreiber W. G. Sykes T. A. Ventrone G. E. Weldon J. J, Walker W. S. Wood OCC 2660 LOSS PREVENTIONS SESSIONS William S. Wood, Chairman Sun Oil Company P. 0. Box 426 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Session # Hazard Control Session Leader: William 3. Wood / Sanford Schreiber, Co-Chairman Allied Chemical Corporation 40 Rector Street New York, N. Y. 10006 Wende'l G. Sykes, Co-Chairman Arthur D. Little, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Monday, February 16, 1970 8:45 - 11:30 a.m. Marriott Motor Hotel LOSS CONTROL FUNCTIONS AT CITIES SERVICE LAKE CHARLES COMPLEX 9:00 a.m. Preprint and Paper No. Charles P. Goforth, Cities Service Oil Company, Box 1562, Lake Charles, La. 70604 New approach to safety and loss control following the disaster at Lake Charles, organization and function of the department, how Lake Charles has updated their fire protection facilities, coordination with other departments, future plans. -FLAMMABILITY LIMITS OF ETHYLENE-NITROGEN-OXYGEN MIXTURES IN A FLUIDIZED BED 9:45 a.m. Preprint and Paper No. Walter B. Howard, Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis,* Mo. 63166 Upper flammability limits were determined for ethylene in oxygen-nitrogenmixtures while flowing through a 6" diameter column of fluidized solids. Variables included gas pressure, gas velocity and fluidized particle iden tity and si2e. Fluidization conditions included both slug and bubble. A short movie will be shown. IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTION HAZARDS 10:30 a.m. Preprint and Paper No. Daniel R. Stull, Thermal Research Laboratory, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48640 From the composition and heat of formation of a chemical or mixture, and the thermodynamic properties of the decomposition or reaction products, parameters can be calculated that will distinguish potentially hazardous from nonhazardous materials. A computerized procedure for the prediction of the degree of potential hazard associated with a given compound or composition of matter will be described. OCC 2661 LOSS PREVENTION SESSIONS William S. Wood, Chairman Sun Oil Company P. 0. Box 426 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Sanford Schreiber, Co-Chairman Allied Chemical Corporation 40 Rector Street New York, N. Y. 10006 Wendell G. Sykes, Co-Chairman Arthur D. Little, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Session # Oxidations Session Leader: Sanford Schreiber Monday, February 16, 1970 2:30 - 5:^0 p.m. Marriott Motor Hotel PKTHALIC ANHYDRIDE MANUFACTURING HAZARDS 2:45 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. W. H. Doyle, Factory Insurance Association, 85 Woodland Street, Hartford, Conn. 06102 and R. F. Schwab, Allied Chemical Corporation, 40 Rector Street, New York, N. Y. 10006 A review of the major phthalic anhydride manufacturing processes used in the U. S. and discussion of.the inherent hazards in both the fixed bed and fluidized bed processes. Various losses are described illustrating the reasons for taking the recommended precautions. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN CATALYTIC REACTOR BEHAVIOR 3:30 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. J. J. Carberry and D. White, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana A steady state behavior model of a fixed bed catalytic reactor demon strates parametric sensitivity and selectivity in naphthalene oxidation over V^O,.. SAFETY FEATURES OF THE FLUIDIZED BED PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE PROCESS 4:00 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. J, J. Graham, The Badger Company, 363 Third Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02142 Finely divided freely moving catalyst particles inhibit ignition of gas mixtures which are within the flammability limits enabling the fluid bed phthalic anhydride process to operate within the flammable range. Data on ignition retardation effects of catalyst particles are backed up by com mercial plant examples of operation within flammability limits. Conditions for burning of reactants during plant operational upset are discussed. Safety features of the fluid bed process compared to the fixed bed are des cribed. OCC 2662 LOSS PREVENTION SESSIONS William S. Wood Sun Oil Company P. 0. Box 426 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Sanford Schreiber, Co-Chairman Allied Chemical Corporation 40 Rector Street New York, N. Y. 10006 Wendell G. Sykes, Co-Chairman Arthur D. Little, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Session # Session Leader: Failure Control Fred W. Badger Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co 56 Prospect Street Hartford, Conn. 06102 Tuesday, February 17, 1970 8:45 - *11:30 a.m. Marriott Motor Hotel FADPAC (FAILURE ANALYSIS, DETECTION, PREVENTION AND CONTROL) OF TOOL MACHINERY 9:00 a.m. Preprint and Paper No. Beno Sternlicht, Mechanical Technology, Inc., 968 Albany-Shaker Road, Latham, New York 12110 This paper will present problems and solutions in mechanical equipment used in chemical plants. Main emphasis will be placed on machinery com ponents that are prone to failure resulting from poor design, poor application or severe unexpected environment. The paper will recommend steps that should be taken in order to increase machinery life and de crease its maintenance. MATERIALS ENGINEERING IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY 9:45 a.m. Preprint and Paper No. C..A. Robertson, Sun Oil Company, P. 0. Box 426, Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Sun Oil Company's Materials Engineering department is a centralized group specializing in materials of construction for highly integrated and sophisticated units being developed today. The department is involved in selection of materials for new plants, evaluation of materials in service and development of techniques for evaluation of these materials. Examples are given where design changes and onstream inspection techniques have prevented failures. POLAR SOLVENTS AND FIRE FIGHTING FOAM 10:30 a.m. Preprint and Paper No. J._ R. Williams, National Foam System, Inc., West Chester, Pa. 19380 Polar solvents represent only a small portion of flammable liquid hazards, but special foams and application methods are necessary because of solvent interaction with the foam. Basic requirements for polar solvent protection are discussed and changes in the 1969 NFPA standard on foam reported. OCC 2663 LOSS PREVENTION SESSIONS William S. Wood, Chairman Sun' Oil Company P. 0. Box 426 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Sanford Schreiber, Co-Chairman Allied Chemical Corporation 40 Rector Street New York, N. Y. 10006 Wendell G. Sykes, Co-Chairman Arthur D*. Tittle, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Session # General Session Leader: Wendell G. Sykes Tuesday, February 17, 1970 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. * Marriott Motor Hotel SOME PITFALLS OF AUTOMATION 2:45 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. G. H. Ringrose, Monsanto Canada Ltd., 425 St. Patrick Street, LaSalle, Quebec, Canada With the advent of solid state automatic, batch sequencers, sophisticated programs are used which unfortunately have pitfalls hidden within them. Specific programmer related problems associated with batch charging, reacting and operator intervention are discussed. Corrective measures are recommended in several cases. 3PA:3Z0ARUpS.mO. F PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT Preprint and Paper No. R. H. Richardson, Hercules Incorporated, P. 0. Box 210, Cumberland, Maryland 21502 This paper presents a systems procedure for quantitative hazard analysis of existing or proposed pneumatic transport processes in terms of desired operating variables. By relating the energy and conditions inherent in a . given system to environmental test results in the same quantitative terms, operating hazards, desired modifications and risk evaluation are obtained. The normal view of transport design is discussed pointing out those areas sometimes overlooked. The results of this neglect are characterized in terms of product quality fire-explosion hazards preventive measures and cost effectiveness. ACCIDENT PREVENTION WITH DOWTHERM 4:00 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. A. R. Albrecht and W. F. Seifert, Dow Chemical Company, 2030 Abbott Road Center, Midland, Michigan 48640 A compilation of the facts and experience that point up the ways and means of avoiding accidents when using Dowtherm A. F.NERAL DISCUSSION :45 p.m. OCC 2664 LOSS PREVENTION SESSIONS William S. Wood, Chairman Sun Oil Company P. 0. Box 426 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Session # Session Leader: / Disaster is News Russell L. Miller Monsanto Company 800 N, Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. 63166 Sanford Schreiber, Co-Chairman Allied Chemical Corporation 40 Rector Street New York, N. Y. 10006 Wendell G. Sykes, Co-Chairman Arthur D. Little, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Wednesday, February 18, 1970 8:45 - 11:30 a.m. Marriott Motor Hotel PRESS RELATIONS IN TIMES OF INDUSTRIAL EMERGENCIES 8:45 - 11:30 a.m. - Panel Discussion R. M. Brennan, News Director, WAGA-TV, Box 4207, Atlanta, Ga. 30302 R. F. Fremed, Engineering Editor, CHEMICAL WEEK, 330 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. 10036 E. L. Horan, Public Relations Director, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Deepwater, N. J. 08023 Robert Hurt, Special News Reporter, Atlanta CONSTITUTION, P. 0. Box 4689, Atlanta, Ga. 30302 C. H. Vervalin, Management & Personnel Editor, HYDROCARBON PROCESSING, P. 0. Box 2608, Houston, Texas 77001 The panel will discuss the situation arising when reporters seek informa tion concerning a plant fire or other emergency during the early stages when only fragmentary information is becoming available. Involvement of the plant management in obtaining and disseminating information to the news media will be covered. Discussion will include preplanning for gathering, organizing and releasing information under emergency conditions so that the interests of the news services, the industry and the public can be served. OCC 2665 LOSS PREVENTION SESSIONS William S. Wood, Chairman Sun Oil Company P. 0. Box 426 Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061 Sanford Schreiber, Co-Chairman Allied Chemical Corporation 40 Rector Street New York, N. Y. 10006 Wendell G. Sykes Arthur D. Little, Inc. Acorn Park Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Session # Session Leader: Pressure Vessels Theodore A. Ventrone American Cyanamid Co. Bound Brook, N. J. 08805 Wednesday, February 18, 1970 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Marriott Motor Hotel SIZING RUPTURE DISCS FOR VESSELS CONTAINING MONOMERS 2:45 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. G. W. Harmon, Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, Pa. 19137 Parameters for sizing rupture discs on vessels containing monomers have been evaluated'during tests with ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate in "a five-gallon apparatus. Scaleup to large vessels based upon fixed rupture disc area to kettle volume ratios has been com pared with disc sizes computed from kinetic data. CRITERIA FOR SIZING RELIEF AREAS FOR STILL COLUMNS 3:30 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. J. J. Walker, Union Carbide Corporation, South Charleston, W. Va. 25303 This paper gives a stepwise analysis of how to determine the basis for sizing emergency relief requirements for still columns. Whereas the largest single contingency basis is normally followed this paper dis closes certain types of cases where multiple contingencies must be provided for. PRESSURE VESSELS FABRICATED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 4:00 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. A. L. Losasso, Kemper Insurance, 90 William Street., New York, N. Y. 10038 Pressure vessels are manufactured abroad for U, S. customers due to a variety of factors. Differences in fabrication techniques, materials, designs and quality controls will be discussed. Unique repair procedures and potential problem areas are covered. SAFER PRESSURE VESSELS USING THE NEW ASME CODE 4:45 p.m. Preprint and Paper No. Jesse Le Coff, Catalytic Construction Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Obtain safer, more reliable, and in some cases, less expensive pressure vessels by considering all of the stresses, effecting greater control of materials and fabrication, and thereby justify higher allowable stresses. The early years will see some problems in adaptation to the new code.