Uncertainties and their treatment in the quantitative risk assessment of domino effects: Classification and review

Domino accidents are typical low-frequency and high-consequence events in chemical process industries. Applying quantitative risk assessment (QRA) in domino accident assessment is challenging due to the uncertainties in the escalation process. Meanwhile, the outcomes of QRA are subject to a certain degree of unreliability due to the...

Investigating energy performance of large-scale seasonal storage in the district heating system of chifeng city: Measurements and model-based analysis of operation strategies

This paper presents a modeling and simulation method that supports energy performance assessment and operation strategy investigation of borehole thermal energy storage in the Chifeng district heating (DH) system. A living laboratory in Chifeng, China that integrates a 0.5 million m3 borehole thermal energy storage system, an on-site solar...

Are we on the same page? Comparing professional practices between industrial designers and mechanical engineers in perceptions and procedures during product development

The objective of this research is to find differences between industrial designers and mechanical engineers in perception and procedures during product development. This research has focused on cooperation between multidisciplinary teams’ participants - both industrial designers and mechanical engineers, because current innovation processes...

Behind the scenes: Media industry stakeholders collaborating towards sustainability

The aim of this research is to discover ways that multi-stakeholder platforms for collaboration can be instrumental in the efforts of the media industry to achieve compliance with strategic sustainability and enhance its practices of Corporate Social Responsibility. Industries have gained awareness of their responsibilities towards environmental...