(167c) Online Gas Line Purging System for Removal of Explosive Gases
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2024
2024 Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety
Process Development Division
Process Scale Up and Safety II
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 10:45am to 11:15am
Problem Statement: - Insufficient purging of BF gas line due to manual interventions.
Challenge:
100% BF gas line purging before and after job completion.
Innovation:
Remote purging activity controlled from DCS/Control room
Safety Precautions:
1. Nitrogen pressure should be minimum 6 bar
2. Communication should be clear to all working agency.
Result/Benefits:
Continuous monitoring of CO and O2 concentration.
Avoidance of manual measurement of at gas concentration site to ensue sufficient (100%) purging.