(108c) Loss of Dcs Operator Interface during Electrical Disturbance
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2009
2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
The 21st Ethylene Producers’ Conference
Ethylene Plant Safety Paper Session
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 2:50pm to 3:10pm
During Hurricane Ike in September of 2009, one of Eastman's cracking plants experienced an electrical supply disturbance which caused loss of the cracked gas compressor turbine governor, complete loss of the DCS process interface, and complete loss of several other PLC and process control computers. This paper will describe the impact of the event on plant operation and how the plant was operated through the event. The paper will also provide an explanation of the root causes of the computer system outage and corrective actions taken to prevent recurrance.
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