HAZARD AND OPERABILITY STUDY REPORT

PROJECT TITLE DESIGN OF HEAT EXCHANGER USING FLOW OF STEAM DATE 12/12/2016

LIM CHIEN CHIANG 19789

STUDY NODE 1 PROCESS HEATING OF VOLATILE SUBSTANCE STUDY TEAM PATRICK ANTHONEY LOUIS 19707
VANESSA YANJAN HARRY 19638

GUIDE POSSIBLE
NO. STUDY NODE PARAMETER DEVIATION CONSEQUENCES SAFEGUARDS RECOMMENDATION
WORD CAUSES

1 Pump faulty. 1 No heat exchange 1 Fail open valve. 1 Create an emergency

occurs. response.

NO NO FLOW
Check the condition
Pipe
2 2 Economic loss. 2 Flow indicator. 2 of the equipments
blockage. and the pipeline.

Feed control Regular inspection of

Less yield of Flow control
1 valve partially 1 1 1 the flow control
desired product. valve.
closed valve.

1 HEAT EXCHANGER FLOW LESS LESS FLOW

Install low flow

Leakage in 2 2 Lowsystem.
flow alarm 2 alarm
2 inlet Production loss. at inlet of the
pipeline. steam flow.

Feed control Set the limit flow

1 Change in product 1 Composition
1 valve fail 1 control at the
composition. indicator.
open. maximum value.

MORE MORE FLOW

2 Controller is Desired conditions 2 High flow alarm 2 Switch valve to

saturated. 2 not achieved. system. manual control.
 Check
More maintenance Regular pipe
1 pressure in 1 Off-spec product 1 procedures and 1 maintenance
reactor schedules

REACTOR
AS WELL AS PRODUCT IN
COILS
Alter gas inlet
attached to high
2 Contaminant Debris build-up in 2 Replace corroded
2 level flow 2 equipment
debris piping and valve
indicator and
alarm

1 HEAT EXCHANGER FLOW

Backflow Perform regular

from Product yield Install check
1 downstream 1 1 1 inspection on
affected valve equipment and valve
line

REVERSE
REVERSE FLOW

Install pressure
2 Water source 2 Desired flow rate 2 indicator Replace faulty
at inlet 2 equipment
failure not achieved and valve
stream