Method for Hazard Analysis of Chemical Process Equipment Taking Domino Effect into Account

2013 ◽  
Vol 321-324 ◽  
pp. 2456-2459
Author(s):  
Ming Liang Chen ◽  
Zhi Qiang Geng ◽  
Qun Xiong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Process ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
Process Equipment ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Domino Effect ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Chemical Process Industry ◽  
Chemical Process Equipment

The hazard of chemical process equipment consists of two parts: the inherent hazard of process equipment and the hazard from domino effect among equipments. The inherent hazard of equipment depends on the properties of the substance present in the equipment and the specific process conditions. The domino effect is responsibility for many most destructive accidents in the chemical process industry. However, domino effect is either not considered at all or is done with much less rigour than is warranted. A method was proposed to evaluate the hazard of chemical process equipment. The inherent hazard and the hazard from domino effect were considered in the method. The procedure for the domino effect analysis among equipments was presented to evaluate the hazard from the domino effect. The method was implemented in a case study. The results show that it can be used to select the process equipment which should be intensive monitored.

Method for Estimating the Domino Effect in Quantitative Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 319 ◽  
pp. 536-540
Author(s):  
Ming Liang Chen ◽  
Zhi Qiang Geng ◽  
Qun Xiong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Process ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Domino Effect ◽  
Chemical Process Industry ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
The Impact

Accidents caused by the domino effect are the most destructive accidents in the chemical process industry. These chains of accidents may lead to catastrophic consequences and may affect not only the industrial sites, but also people, environment and economy. However, quantitative risk assessments do not usually take the domino effect into account in a detailed, systematic way, mostly because of its complexity and the difficulties involved in its incorporation. A method for quantitative assessment of domino effects is presented. The consequence and probability of a certain accident can be estimated. The domino sequences from the initial accident to the last accident can be obtained. The method has been implemented in a case study. The results show that it can indeed be used to estimate the impact of the domino effect in quantitative assessment.

A Model for the Domino Effect Analysis in Quantitative Risk Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
pp. 314-317
Author(s):  
Ming Liang Chen ◽  
Zhi Qiang Geng ◽  
Qun Xiong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
Quantitative Risk Assessment ◽  
Domino Effect ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Chemical Process Industry ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
Event Trees

The domino effect is responsibility for many most destructive accidents in the chemical process industry. The catastrophic consequences are not only affecting the industrial sites, but also people and environment. However, quantitative methods which take in to account the domino effect are still missing. A model for quantitative assessment of the domino effect is presented. The probabilities of occurrence are obtained by the event trees. The frequencies of different accidents can be obtained by applying the proposed method. The results of the case study show that the domino effect should be taken into account in quantitative risk assessment (QRA).

scholarly journals Domino Effect Analysis, Assessment and Prevention in Process Industries

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 481-498
Author(s):  
Jun Wu ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
Yuan Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Game Theory ◽  
Chemical Process ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
Quantitative Risk Assessment ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
Domino Effect ◽  
Process Industries ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Chemical Process Industry

AbstractDomino effect is a fairly common phenomenon in process industry accidents, which makes many process industry accidents serious and the consequent losses enhanced. Domino effect of the major accidents in chemical cluster is emphasized. Many researchers have studied domino effect in chemical clusters from different perspectives. In the review, we summarize the research from three aspects: The statistical analysis of domino accidents in chemical process industry, the evaluation of domino accidents and the prevention of domino accidents in chemical clusters by game theory. From the analysis, we can find the characteristic of domino accidents such as the time and the location, the origin and causes of domino accidents. The methods of assessing domino effects such as quantitative risk assessment (QRA), Bayesian networks (BN) and Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) are analyzed. The prevention of domino accidents in chemical clusters using game theory is seldom, and there is still much space for improvement in enterprises’ efforts to prevent risk of domino accidents.

Major Hazards of Process Equipment Failures in the Chemical Process Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 735 ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.E. Hussin ◽  
Anwar Johari ◽  
Kamarizan Kidam ◽  
Haslenda Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Process ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Process Equipment ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Chemical Process Industry ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Equipment Failures

Process equipment failures play significant roles in most accidents that occur and recur in the chemical process industry resulting in fire, explosion, and toxic release. In this study, 50 equipment-related accident investigation reports were used to analyze type and severity of incidents. The comprehensive accident report data were retrieved from U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident databases with a mean year of 2005. Among the identified process equipment failures were piping systems (32%), storage tanks (20%), process vessels (16%), separation equipment (10%), reactors (8%), heat transfer equipment (8%), and others (6%). The analysis shows that 32% of the cases led to fire and explosion, followed by toxic release (26%), and explosion (22%) incidents. A total of 126 fatalities, 590 injuries, 260 exposures, four shelter-in-place, and 13 evacuations were reported. In most accident cases, fire, explosion, and/or toxic release incidents occur simultaneously. The synergy between major hazards results in catastrophic accidents with severe consequences in numbers of fatalities, injuries, exposures, shelter-in-place, and evacuations. To minimize the losses, plant and equipment should be designed and prepared for the worst-case scenario, not just adapting to any ‘applicable’ standards or guidance.

A new method for assessing domino effect in chemical process industry

2010 ◽  
Vol 182 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 416-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahman Abdolhamidzadeh ◽  
Tasneem Abbasi ◽  
D. Rashtchian ◽  
S.A. Abbasi
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Process ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
New Method ◽  
Domino Effect ◽  
Chemical Process Industry
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