Energy industries chemical engineering contributions

All measures to minimise the possibility of occurrence of reactive chemical hazards are therefore directed at controlling the extent and rate of release of energy in a reacting system. In an industrial context, such measures are central to modem chemical engineering practice. Some of the factors which contribute to the possibility of excessive energy release, and appropriate means for their control, are now outlined briefly, with references to examples in the text. 

Figure 1.22 Contributions of each force to the total interaction energy model as a function of the separation distance of the particles. Reprinted with permission from Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2004, 43, 6070-81 2004 American Chemical Society.

Acknowledgement. We wish to sincerely thank Dr. D. M. Hedstrand for valuable discussions and contributions of graphics as well as Ms. L. S. Nixon for manuscript preparation. This work has been supported by the New Energy and Technology Development organization (NEDO) of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan (MITI), the U.S. Army Chemical Research Development and Engineering Center (CRDEC), and the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). 

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