Methods to Assess and Manage Process Safety in Digitalized Process System

1st Edition, Volume 6 - July 6, 2022
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Faisal Khan, Hans J Pasman, Ming Yang
Language: English
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Methods to Assess and Manage Process Safety in Digitalized Process System, Volume Six, the latest release in the Methods in Chemical Process Safety series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter One: Opportunities and threats to process safety in digitalized process systems—An overview
Abstract
1: Definition of digital process, digitalization, and safety
2: Brief history of process safety and reasons why digitalization can support process safety
3: Process safety treated in digitalized process systems
4: Purpose and organization of this MCPS Volume 6
References
Chapter Two: State-of-the-art in process safety and digital system
Abstract
1: Background
2: Current progress in digital process safety
3: A future roadmap in digital process safety
References
Further reading
Chapter Three: Data-driven approaches: Use of digitized operational data in process safety
Abstract
1: Importance of data in process safety
2: Data source
3: Data preparation stages
4: Data-driven model for process safety
5: Applications of data-driven models
6: Summary and perspective
References
Chapter Four: Industry 4.0 based process data analytics platform
Abstract
1: A brief overview for industrial revolution
2: Overview of process data analytic platforms & Industry 4.0
3: Hardware and sensing layer
4: Data management layer
5: Networking layer
6: Application layer
7: Cybersecurity
8: Summary
References
Chapter Five: Digital process safety management
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Basic digital concepts
3: The case for digital process safety management
4: Application of digital technologies in PSM
5: Future improvements in process safety through digital technology: Limited literature survey
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter Six: Statistical approaches and artificial neural networks for process monitoring
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Statistical process monitoring
3: Artificial neural network for process monitoring
4: Conclusions
References
Further reading
Chapter Seven: Alarm management techniques to improve process safety
Abstract
1: Philosophy of alarm management
2: Conventional alarm systems vs. advanced alarm systems
3: Conventional alarm management techniques with improvements
4: Advanced alarm management techniques
5: Applications of alarm management
6: Conclusions
References
Chapter Eight: Performance evaluation of digitalized safety barriers
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Failure and operational analysis of safety barriers
3: Measures for performance evaluation
4: Modeling approaches
5: Integrity analysis and evaluation of safety barriers
6: Digital twin approach for condition-based evaluation and prognosis
7: Closure and further reading
References
Chapter Nine: Dynamic operational risk assessment in process safety management
Abstract
1: Necessity of dynamic risk assessment
2: Dynamic risk assessment methodology
3: Case Study 1: Dynamic risk assessment of subsea pipeline leak
4: Case Study 2: Dynamic prediction of subsea pipelines corrosion degradation
5: Conclusions
References
Chapter Ten: Risk of cascading effects in digitalized process systems
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Definition of cascading event
3: Specific causes of cascading events in digitalized process systems
4: Layers of protection (LOP) in chemical and process facilities
5: Unintentional cascading effects in digitalized process systems
6: Intentional cascading events in digitalized process systems
7: Conclusions
References
Chapter Eleven: Uncertainty modeling in risk assessment of digitalized process systems
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: The definition of uncertainty
3: Reviewing the category of uncertainty
4: Uncertainty contributors
5: Uncertainty propagation
6: Conclusion: Challenges and future direction
Reference
Chapter Twelve: Human factors in digitalized process operations
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Human factors
3: Human errors
4: Human error reduction in digitalized operations
5: Summary
References
Chapter Thirteen: Safety assessment of complex socio-technical systems
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Examples of AI-based prediction
3: Method
4: Results and discussion
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter Fourteen: Security of digitalized process systems
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Review of physical and cyber threats in digitalized process systems
3: Review of physical and cyber defense/protection measures
4: Conclusions
Appendix: Principles of game theory and why it can contribute to security
References
Chapter Fifteen: Integrated dynamic risk management in process plants
Abstract
1: General introduction
2: Real-time risk assessment of process operations
3: Safety vs security risk
4: Economics of risk reduction; applications of LFs
5: Progress and future opportunities
References
Further reading
Chapter Sixteen: Use of digital twins for process safety management
Abstract
1: Introduction to digital twin
2: Process safety management of small-bore piping
3: Digital twin for small bore piping
4: Illustrative case study
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter Seventeen: Resilience analysis of digitalized process systems
Abstract
1: What is resilience?
2: Why seek resiliency?
3: How to attain resilience?
4: Resilience assessment methods
5: Conclusion
References
Chapter Eighteen: Risk assessment in Industry 4.0
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Risk assessment and Industry 4.0
3: Conclusions and future directions
References

Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan is a Chemical Engineering Professor and Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute, Texas A &M University. He is the founder of the Centre for Risk Integrity and Safety Engineering (C-RISE), a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering. His areas of research interest include offshore safety and risk engineering, inherent safety, risk management, and risk-based integrity assessment and management. Dr. Khan is actively involved with multinational oil and gas industries on the issue of safety and asset integrity. He also served as the Safety and Risk Advisor to the Government of Newfoundland, Canada. He continues to serve as a subject matter expert to many organizations including Lloyd’s Register EMEA, SBM Modco, Intecsea, Technip, and Qatar-gas. He served as a Visiting Professor of Offshore and Marine Engineering at Australian Maritime College (AMC), University of Tasmania, Australia where he led the development of offshore safety and risk engineering group and the initiative of global engagements with many international institutions. He is the recipient of President Outstanding Research Award of 2012-13 at Memorial University, President Outstanding Research Supervision Award of 2013-14 at Memorial University, CSChE National Award on Process Safety Management of 2014, P, and Society of Petroleum Engineer award for his contribution to Health, Safety and Risk Engineering. He has authored over 500 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences on safety, risk, and reliability engineering. He has authored five books on the subject area. He is the Editor of the Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Safety in Extreme Environment, and ASME Part A (Risk and Uncertainty Analysis). He regularly offers training program/workshop on safety and risk engineering in different places including St John’s, Chennai, Dubai, Beijing, Aberdeen, Cape Town, Doha and Kuala Lumpur.

Affiliations and expertise

Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety CenterArtie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Hans J Pasman

TEES Research Professor, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA., Emeritus Professor, Chemical Risk Management of the Delft University of Technology, and associated member of the Dutch Council for Life Environment and Infrastructure in the Netherlands.

Professor Pasman graduated in Chemical Technology at Delft University of Technology in 1961, and finished a Doctor’s thesis in 1964 while working for Shell. He joined the Dutch Organisation for Applied Research, TNO, in 1965, initiating and performing research in reactive materials, gas, dust and energetic material explosions, investigation of industrial accidents and risk analysis, while also managing organizational units.

He has been a member of the Working Party on Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the Process Industries since 1972, and chairman from 1986-2004. In this latter capacity he was instrumental in founding the European Process Safety Centre in 1992. He has also been chairman of the International Group on Unstable Substances (IGUS) for 10 years, of the European Study Group on Risk Analysis (1980-1985), and of a NATO Group on Explosives (1982-1992). At the Delft University of Technology he led a multinational project on gas explosion fundamentals at elevated pressures and temperatures (2003-2008). In 2007 he co-organized a NATO advanced research workshop on Resilience of Cities to Terrorists and other Threats. From 2004-2012 he was a Member of the Dutch national Advisory Council on Hazardous Substances.

Affiliations and expertise

TEES Research Professor, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

Ming Yang

Ming Yang is an Assistant Professor in the section of Safety and Security Science at Delft University of Technology. His scientific work evolves around reliability, risk, and resilience modelling to support safety and security-related decision-making problems in the process industries and offshore operations. He holds a B.Eng in Chemical and Material Engineering and minor in Management Science, a MSc. in Environmental System Engineering, and a PhD in Oil and Gas Engineering. He is Associate Editor of ACS Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Subject Editor of Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Safety in Extreme Environments, Editorial Board Member of Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, and Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances.

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Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

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