Department

OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the seminar is to equip the participants with knowledge on
the origin, course, prevention and mitigation of accidental explosions and fires.
The participants will also learn how to use and implement the European ATEX
system for prevention and mitigation of explosions. They will also learn the basics
of the world leading explosions software packages FLACS (gas explosions)
and DESC (dust explosions).
SEMINAR FORMAT
The seminar extends over four days and consists of lectures, illustrative videos, live
demonstrations of explosion phenomena, and demonstrations of the capabilities of
the software codes FLACS and DESC. Ample time for questions and discussion
will be available during sessions, breaks and meals.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Employees at various levels in the process industry, engineering companies,
producers of process equipment, risk and insurance assessors, universities and
technical colleges, and official authorities will benefit from this seminar.
SEMINAR TOPICS
Fire
Flash point temperature, flammable limits, limiting oxygen concentration,
flammability diagrams, ignition sources, energy release, pool and flash fires,
radiation effects, handling flammable materials, fire dynamics.
Gas, Spray/Mist and Dust Explosions
Materials that can explode, explosion pressure, burning velocity and flame speed,
turbulence effects, deflagration and detonation, ignition sources.
Designs to prevent fires and explosions
Inerting, controlling static electricity, ventilation, sprinkler systems, explosion
isolation, explosion venting and explosion suppression, explosion-proof equipment
and instruments.
Other explosion and safety issues
ATEX- a European system for preventing and mitigating accidental gas, mist and
dust explosions, examples of implementation of ATEX in the process industries,
process safety management, A case study on fragments analysis of LPG spheres.
FLACS and DESC.
SEMINAR BENEFITS
On Completing this seminar, participants should:
Gain a working understanding of the types of fires and explosions commonly
encountered in industry with respect to cause, course and effects.
Be equipped with a good understanding of the fire and explosion hazards in
practice.
Be equipped with an increased understanding of the basic phenomena of
flame propagation (explosions) in clouds of gas, mist and dust.
Be aware of the various sources of ignition that can initiate flame propagation.
Be acquainted with various practical means for preventing and mitigating
accidental fires and explosions in the process industries.
Have a good understanding of ATEX, the European system for preventing
and mitigating accidental explosions in industry.
Be acquainted with modern comprehensive numerical simulation codes for
gas and dust explosions, and their use in practice.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Rolf K. Eckhoff is Professor at the University of Bergen in Process Safety
Technology, Norway. He is ‘Permanently invited guest’ of WPMPS (powder
mechanics) of EFChE, concurrent professor of North Eastern University, Shenyang,
P.R. China, member of the Committee of Honour of EuropEx, Belgium, and recipient
of the W. Cybulski medal from the Polish Academy of Science for his research on dust
explosions. Prof. Eckhoff is part-time scientific adviser of GexCon AS (previously
the process safety group of CMI/CMR). He is the author of the popular textbook
“Dust Explosions in the Process Industries” (3rd edition Gulf/Elsevier 2003), and
a basic textbook on explosions in the process industries at large which is currently
under press. He has produced about 80 technical/scientific publications and about
130 research reports. He has advised industry on powder technology and explosion
protection, and lectured on courses, conferences and seminars, throughout the world.
Prof. Eckhoff is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Loss Prevention in the
Process Industries and of several Norwegian and international working groups on
process-safety-related topics.
Dr. Nader Al-Bastaki is Professor and Dean of the College of Engineering, University
of Bahrain. His recent publications and research interests are in the areas of chemical
process safety and water desalination and treatment. Dr Al-Bastaki lectured in several
short courses, workshops and seminars on Process and Laboratory Safety, Water
treatment, and Process engineering.
Dr. A.Rahim Abbas is Professor and Director of the Center for Engineering &
Technology Studies, University of Bahrain. His publications, research and teaching
interests center around the area of process systems engineering. Dr. Abbas organized/
lectured in numerous courses, workshops and seminars on Process and Laboratory
Safety, Process Control, Process Measurement and Instrumentation, Process
Engineering and Water treatment.
Mr. Trygve Skjold is Manager of the Research and Development (R&D)
Department at GexCon AS, and responsible for the development of the CFD
codes FLACS and DESC. His main research interests include experimental
and numerical investigations of gas and dust explosions, process safety
technology, and renewable energy. Trygve is work package manager in
Norwegian Centre for Renewable Energy (NORCOWE).
Mr. Ahmed Khalil is Manager of Fire, Health and Safety Department at
Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). He has over 29 years of work
experience with BAPCO in process safety. Mr. Ahmed holds an MSc in Risk
Management and Safety Technology, Aston University (UK), a Psg Diploma
in Fire Safety Engineering from University of Central Lancashire (UK), a
Certificate in Foam systems Engineering from Chubb National Foam Training
School (USA), a Fire Prevention Certificate from the Fire Service College
(UK) and a Fire Commanders Certificate from the Fire Service College in
the UK.
Mr. Yasser A. Rahim is Technical Services Manager at Gulf Petrochemical
Industries Company (GPIC). He has over 24 years of work experience with
GPIC with the last 14 years in safety and security. Yasser is a graduate
electrical engineer from the University of Bahrain with MBA from University
of Hull, (UK). He is a member of Supreme Council for Occupational Safety
and Health, and Board Member of Bahrain Health and Safety Society.
Mr. Ram Goyal is the Risk Management Advisor and Leader of the Central
Reliability Engineering at Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). Mr.
Goyal has over 37 years of work experience including 16 years with BAPCO
and 10 years with Saudi Aramco. His areas of interest are enterprise risk
management, corporate governance, reliability management systems,
hazard and risk analysis, security vulnerability, process safety management,
environmental risks, contingency planning, insurance and engineering
standards. Prior to joining BAPCO, he was at Fluor Daniel, Inc., Sugar Land,
Texas, where his work included reliability engineering, quantitative risk
assessment, and HAZOP studies for client companies in the USA, Canada,
Mexico, Venezuela, South Africa, and Thailand. He holds an MSc degree in
management science from Imperial College, London, and a BTech degree in
mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
He is a Fellow of the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), a
Chartered Engineer (CEng) in the UK, a registered European Engineer (Eur
Ing) in the EEC countries, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) in the USA,
and a professional member of American Society of Safety Engineers.