Valid for: 2016/17
Decided by: Education Board C
Date of Decision: 2016-04-12
Main field: Technology.
Elective Compulsory for: K3
Elective for: B4, RH4, W4-p
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The course is intended to give an overall overview of methods and theories for the identification, analysis and minimisation of risks, as well as mechanisms and calculus methods for hazardous events within the chemical industry.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Risk management. Hazardous chemicals and processes. Reliability: Component failure. Failure mechanisms of equipment during its life cycle. Logical diagrams. Risk assessment: Check lists, index methods, HazOp and fault tree analysis. Consequence analysis: Process failure. Uncontrolled release and dispersion of gases and liquids. Fire and explosion. Runaway reactions. Risk evaluation: Risk acceptance criteria. Safety barriers and safe guards. Process operation and maintenance. System solutions.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written examination, calculus tasks and project work.
Parts
Code: 0197. Name: Theory.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Written examination.
Code: 0297. Name: Calculation.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Calculus tasks. Project work.
Required prior knowledge: KETF25 Reaction Engineering and KETF10 Separation Processes, Basic Course, or KTE170 Mass Transfer Processes in Environmental Engineering.
The number of participants is limited to: No
Course coordinator: Professor Hans T. Karlsson, Hans.Karlsson@chemeng.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.chemeng.lth.se/kte131/