2013 AIChE Annual Meeting
(423a) Incorporating Inherently Safer Designs to Improve Sustainability of Industrial Facilities
Authors
Incorporating Inherently Safer Designs to Improve
Sustainability of Industrial Facilities
Morgan
Reed
MMI
Engineering
11490
Westheimer Road, Suite 150 Houston, Texas 77077
Eric
Peterson
MMI
Engineering
11490
Westheimer Road, Suite 150 Houston, Texas 77077
Keywords:
Inherent Safety, Sustainability, Process
Safety, Process Hazard Analysis, and CFD
Abstract
An increasing number of facilities across
the globe are reaching a significant age of maturity. Those facilities were constructed
under different regulations and guidelines than those used today. Renovations,
upgrades and retrofits are abundant in the oil, gas, and petrochemical
facilities and these new constructions must follow the current regulations. The
new guidelines will enhance the facility to become more sustainable and
inherently safer based on newer design and construction practices. This paper discusses
the coming challenges to facilities and the need to incorporate inherently
safer designs in the upgrades, modifications to the facilities.