Jerry Crawford: About the Author
Co-Founder and President, TGC Engineers
Jerry Crawford has over 25 years of experience in the refining and petrochemical industries. After obtaining a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Crawford's diverse industry roles have included: project management, mechanical engineering and business owner. He is currently the co-founder and President of Texas Gulf Coast Engineers, a privately held Texas corporation providing engineering, dimensional services and construction/turnaround field support. TGCE is the exclusive developer and user of the Advanced Integrated Measure System (AIMS) an electronic dimensioning system combining image measurement and point measurement tools into a proprietary, integrated approach that provides unsurpassed dimensional information for system design and verification.
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Piper Alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion in July 1988, still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the United Kingdom. The 25th anniversary of the disaster was commemorated across the country in July of 2013. The accident killed 165 out of 220 crew members, plus two crew from the standby vessel Sandhaven.
The goal in chemical process design is to produce a plant design that is optimal with respect to cost and performance. Plant performance involves a broad range of criteria.
