Safety of chemical processes
Summary
The main focus of the lecture is on reactive hazards (thermal process safety) + introduction to explosion protection. While being based on theory, the lecture is oriented towards industrial practice. The lecture is 7x4h
Content
- Thermal process safety, systematic procedure for the assessment of thermal risks, analysis of incidents
- Fundamental aspects of thermal safety, calorimetric methods
- Decomposition reactions, characterisation, autocatalytic reactions, heat accumulation conditions
- Safe chemical reactors: criteria for the choice of the best suited reactor type and design
- Technical aspects of process safety, choice of risk reducing measures
- Introduction to explosion protection
Keywords
Runaway
Reaction
risk assessment
Explosion protection
Reactive Hazards
Thermal process safety
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Basic chemistry and chemical engineering courses
Recommended courses
Thermochemistry
Reaction kinetics
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Assess / Evaluate thermal risks
- Propose risk reducing measures
- Design an experimental plan
- Characterize a runaway reaction
- Exploit calorimetric measures
- Identify explosion risks
Transversal skills
- Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
- Take responsibility for health and safety of self and others in a working context.
Teaching methods
The course is given as a series of lectures. Case studies prepared by the students will be used to introduce each topic. Some exercises will be done during the lecture, others will be left for the student to do on its own. Solutions to all exercises will be provided.
Assessment methods
The final grade will be the combination of the case study presentations (10%) and the final written exam (90%).
Resources
Bibliography
Thermal Safety of Chemical Processes: Risk Assessment and Process Design
2nd edition, 2020
Author:Francis Stoessel
ISBN:9783527339211 |Online ISBN:9783527696918
Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries
2nd Edition - June 14, 2016
Author: Rolf K. Eckhoff
Paperback ISBN: 9780128032732 eBook ISBN: 9780128032749
References for further study:
What went wrong?
6th edition 2019
Authors: Trevor Kletz, Paul Amyotte
ISBN: 978-0-12-810539-9
Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers
2016
CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
ISBN: 978-1-119-24126-3
Ressources en bibliothèque
- Thermal Safety of Chemical Processes: Risk Assessment and Process Design
- Introduction to Process Safety for Undergraduates and Engineers
- Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries
- What went wrong?
Références suggérées par la bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Safety of chemical processes
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Safety of chemical processes
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory