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Study on safety evaluation and operational design for startup
Author(s) -
Batres Rafael,
Lee Sanggyu,
Lu Ming Liang,
Naka Yuji
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680160112
Subject(s) - operability , process (computing) , process safety , key (lock) , component (thermodynamics) , reliability engineering , engineering , systems engineering , inherent safety , process design , hazard and operability study , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , manufacturing engineering , work in process , operations management , operating system , physics , thermodynamics , medicine
Abstract Aiming at improving the safety of process startup, this paper integrates safety evaluation into an operational design methodology which designs operable processes by proposing alternatives, examining process operability and modifying plnat structures and operating procedures. Safety analysis is used as a key component of design evaluation for examining potential hazards during startup. Potential hazards are eliminated by modifying both plant structure and operating procedures. Issues for both methodology and implementation of a prototype in G2 are discussed. Finally, the system is applied to an industrial hydrodesulfurization process.