IS4202 System Simulation and Hazard Analysis Syllabus:

IS4202 System Simulation and Hazard Analysis Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To provide knowledge on risk, hazard and their assessment techniques in Industry
 To understand the principles of operation of various equipment for safety application
 To know the consequences of fire, explosion and toxic release
 To know the various software available for risk quantification
 To conduct a risk assessment technique in Industries.

UNIT I HAZARD, RISK ISSUES AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT

Introduction, hazard, hazard monitoring-risk issue, group or societal risk, individual risk, voluntary and involuntary risk, social benefits Vs technological risk, approaches for establishing risk acceptance levels, Risk estimation. Hazard assessment, procedure, methodology; safety audit, checklist analysis, what-if analysis, safety review, preliminary hazard analysis(PHA), human error analysis, hazard operability studies(HAZOP),safety warning systems.

UNIT II COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUMENTS

Applications of Advanced Equipments and Instruments, Thermo Calorimetry, Differential Scanning Calorimeter(DSC), Thermo Gravimetric Analyser(TGA), Accelerated Rate Calorimeter(ARC), Reactive Calorimeter(RC), Reaction System Screening Tool(RSST) – Principles of operations, Controlling parameters, Applications, advantages.
Explosive Testing, Deflagration Test, Detonation Test, Ignition Test, Minimum ignition energy Test, Sensitiveness Test, Impact Sensitiveness Test(BAM) and Friction Sensitiveness Test (BAM), Shock Sensitiveness Test, Card Gap Test.

UNIT III RISK ANALYSIS QUANTIFICATION AND SOFTWARES

Introduction to Discrete and Continuous Systems Simulation- Fault Tree Analysis and Event Tree Analysis, Logic symbols, methodology, minimal cut set ranking – fire explosion and toxicity index(FETI), various indices – Hazard analysis(HAZAN)- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis(FMEA)- Basic concepts of Reliability- Software on Risk analysis, CISCON, FETI, HAMGARS modules on Heat radiation, Pool fire, Jet, Explosion. Reliability softwares on FMEA for mechanical and electrical systems.

UNIT IV CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS

Logics of consequences analysis- Estimation- Hazard identification based on the properties of chemicals- Chemical inventory analysis- identification of hazardous processes- Estimation of source term, Gas or vapour release, liquid release, two phase release- Heat radiation effects, BLEVE, Pool fires and Jet fire- Gas/vapour dispersion- Explosion, UVCE and Flash fire, Explosion effects and confined explosion- Toxic effects- Plotting the damage distances on plot plant/layout.

UNIT V CREDIBILITY OF RISK ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES

Past accident analysis as information sources for Hazard analysis and consequences analysis of chemical accident, Mexico disaster, Flixborough, Bhopal, Seveso, Pasadena, Feyzin disaster(1966), Port Hudson disaster- convey report, hazard assessment of non-nuclear installation- Rijnmond report, risk analysis of size potentially Hazardous Industrial objects- Rasmussen masses report, Reactor safety study of Nuclear power plant

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

 This course would make familiarizing of basic concepts in risk and hazard
 Course would be helpful to understand the various instruments to bring safety in Industries
 Students would be trained to find solution for risk assessment studies through the use of software
 Students would be able to make use of a risk assessment technique to quantify the risk
 Course would equip the students effectively to employ hazard analysis techniques in Industry and helpful to prevent the accidents in Industry

REFERENCES

1. Brown, D.B. System analysis and Design for safety, Prentice Hall, 1976.
2. Course Material Intensive Training Programme on Consequence Analysis, by Process Safety
Centre, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka and CLRI, Chennai.
3. Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures, Centre for Chemical Process safety, AICHE 1992
4. Hazop and Hazom, by Trevor A Klett, Institute of Chemical Engineering.
5. ILO- Major Hazard control- A practical Manual, ILO, Geneva, 1988.
6. Loss Prevention in Process Industries-Frank P. Less Butterworth-Hein UK 1990 (Vol.I, II and III)
7. Methodologies for Risk and Safety Assessment in Chemical Process Industries, Common wealth Science Council, UK
8. Quantitative Risk assessment in Chemical Industries, Institute of Chemical Industries, Centre for Chemical process safety.