The integration of the safety parameter into process design and optimization is
essential. However, there is no previous work in integrating the fire and explosion index
(F&EI) into design and optimization. This research proposed a procedure for integrating
safety into the design and optimization framework by using the safety parameter as
optimization constraint. The method used in this research is DowâÂÂs Fire and Explosion
Index which is usually calculated manually.
This research automates the calculation of F&EI. The ability to calculate the
F&EI, to determine loss control credit factors and business interruption, and to perform
process unit risk analysis are unique features of this F&EI program. In addition to F&EI
calculation, the F&EI program provides descriptions of each item of the penalties,
chemicals/materials databases, the flexibility to submit known chemical/material data to
databases, and material factor calculations. Moreover, the sensitivity analyses are
automated by generating charts and expressions of F&EI as a function of material
inventory and pressure. The expression will be the focal point in the process of
integrating F&EI into process design and optimization framework. The proposed procedure of integrating F&EI into process design and
optimization framework is verified by applying it into reactor-distillation column
system. The final result is the optimum economic and inherently safer design for the
reactor and distillation column system.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4145 |
| Date | 30 October 2006 |
| Creators | Suardin, Jaffee Arizon |
| Contributors | Mannan, M Sam |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | 1841732 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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