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Designing Risk-Minimized Layout for Hazardous Utilities in Chemical Process Industries Using the New Methodology RIDIMPUS

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We have recently proposed in this journal a new methodology ‘Risk and Distance Minimization in Process industry Units Siting’ (RIDIMPUS) (J Fail Anal Prev 18:83–91, 2018). The methodology has been developed for siting hazardous utilities within the periphery of a chemical process industry in such a manner that the inter-utility distance is minimized while also minimizing the risk of accidents due to those hazardous utilities. In this follow-up report, we present a case study which demonstrates the applicability of RIDIMPUS and validates its efficacy.

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SAA thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, for the Emeritus Scientist grant (21(1034)/16/EMR-II).

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  1. Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Chinakalapet, Puducherry, 605 014, India

    A. Basheer, Tasneem Abbasi & S. A. Abbasi

  2. Department of Health, Safety, Environment and Civil Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248 007, India

    S. M. Tauseef

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Basheer, A., Abbasi, T., Tauseef, S.M. et al. Designing Risk-Minimized Layout for Hazardous Utilities in Chemical Process Industries Using the New Methodology RIDIMPUS. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 19, 1127–1134 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-019-00702-1

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