Plant and Process Safety, 5. Engineered Safety Measures

Ulrich Hauptmanns

Ulrich Hauptmanns

Schönebeck, Germany

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Bernd Schrörs

Bernd Schrörs

Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany

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Frank Westphal

Frank Westphal

Consilab Gesellschaft für Anlagensicherheit, Frankfurt, Germany

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Victor Halstrick

Victor Halstrick

Braunschweiger Flammenfilter, Braunschweig, Germany

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First published: 15 October 2012
Citations: 8

Abstract

The article contains sections titled:

1.

Introduction

2.

Safety Techniques Based on Process Control

2.1.

Integration of PCE into the Safety Concept

2.2.

Classification of PCE Systems

2.3.

PCE Control System, Basic Process Control System (BPCS)

2.4.

PCE Monitoring System

2.5.

PCE Safety Instrumented System (SIS, Preventive)

2.6.

PCE Safety Instrumented System (SIS, Mitigating)

2.7.

Requirements for PCE Equipment for Process Plant Safety and Design Principles

2.7.1.

General Requirements

2.7.2.

Low and High Risk Requirements (SIL1 and SIL2)

2.7.3.

Very High Risk Requirements (SIL 3)

2.8.

Principles for Design and Construction of PCE Safety Systems

2.8.1.

Operation of a PCE Safety System

2.8.2.

Documentation

2.8.3.

Fault Analysis

2.9.

Decommissioning, Restart, and Change of Limiting Values

2.9.1.

Decommissioning and Short-Time Overrides

2.9.2.

Restart after Initiation of the Safety Function

2.10.

Summary

3.

Safety Devices

3.1.

Special (or Mechanical) Safety Devices

3.1.1.

Safety Valves

3.1.2.

Bursting Disks

3.1.3.

Combinations and Others

3.2.

Sizing of Pressure-Relief Devices

4.

Explosion Protection

4.1.

Flame Arresters and Explosion Barriers

4.1.1.

Deflagration and Detonation Arresters for Gases

4.1.2.

Use of Flame Arresters in Practice

4.2.

Safety Concepts

4.3.

Flame Arresters for Dusts

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