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In this project, APTECH was hired by the local natural gas utility company to evaluate the origin and cause of a gas explosion in a downtown apartment building. APTECH visited the accident scene shortly after it had occurred and performed analyses to investigate the following: (1) the likelihood of a gas leak from nearby regulators; (2) the likelihood of gas migration across the road to the location of the apartment building; and (3) the significance of mechanical tool marks on gas piping and gas fittings. APTECH's analysis eliminated all of the component failure events that could reasonably be responsible for the gas explosion. It was later concluded that the root cause of this explosion was due to human intervention.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Gas migration analysis, Failure analysis, process plant equipment failures & explosions, fuel science, combustion, industrial fires and explosions.

Richard Schreiber, P.E.		Gas migration testing, machinery and mechanical device failure analysis, industrial fires and explosions.