Course Learning Outcomes
- Interpret dose-response curves, estimate the severity of chemical exposures and blasts quantitatively.
- Quantitatively analyze the release rate of chemicals from spills, open vessels, vapor releases and leaks from various process equipments.
- Analyze the dispersion rates of liquids and vapors quantitatively, and interpret the risk boundaries.
- Analyze fire and explosion hazards, estimate explosion overpressure and consequence, describe and quantify preventive measures.
- Study case histories of significant chemical process disasters, discuss and identify the consequences of unethical behavior and poor chemical process design and operation.