St ID 1602029 CT-HAZOP studies Name Shafayet Ali Date-26/7/21

Study node: Reactor vessel

Parameter Guide word Deviation Possible causes Possible consequences Existing safeguards Required actions/
recommendations
Temperature High High temperature  Steam input high  Dissociation of  Temperature  Safety release valve in
due to input steam product controller reactor
valve damage  Vessel rupture due  Flow controller in feed
 Steam input valve is to increased input
fail open pressure  Steam input valve to be
 Reactor controller  Vessel wall may fail close
error rupture by  Emergency alarm and
 Reactor controller is reaching tolerance shutdown system
with wrong set-point temperature  Manual control of steam
 Feed input is low  Runaway reaction inlet by a backup valve in
 Feed outlet pipe emergency
blocked
low Low temperature  Steam input low  Product quality  Temperature  Flow controller at feed
 Excess reactant due will be hampered controller inlet
to high feed flow  Reaction rate will  Backup heating system
may reduce be lowered by steam or coil in case
temperature as of emergency
endothermic  Alarm system in case of
 Temperature low temperature
controller error
 Leak in steam inlet
pipe may reduce
temperatue
Pressure High High pressure  Feed inlet valve  Rupture of vessel  Not present  Safety release valve on
damage  Hazardous reactor vessel
 Clog in feed outlet chemical in the  Pressure controller
pipe working place  Emergency plant
 Uncontrolled steam  Reacting with the shutdown
input may increase environment  Backup cooling water to
reaction rate and released chemicals decrease pressure
thus pressure may cause fire or  Backup storage to reduce
 Absence of pressure explosion pressure
controller
 Absence of manual
supervision of level
 Absence of pressure
safety valve

low Low pressure  Vessel leak  May cause vacuum  Not present  Emergency plant
 Steam flow low and vessel damage shutdown
 Product flow pipe  May cause  Purge gas to increase
leak environment air to pressure
 Valve damage in enter and cause  Cascade control of
feed inlet or outlet unwanted reaction pressure in reactor and
or fire temperature of steam
 Routine inspection of
valve,vessel wal for leak