Distillation columns

The failure modes associated with distillation columns are:

The technical measures that may be appropriate for each of these failure modes are identified in each of the above links.

Corrosion measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving corrosion effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Design fault measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving design fault effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

External event measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving external event effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Fire/explosion measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving fire/explosion effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Human error measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving human error effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Operating procedures

Control

Mitigation

Impact measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impact effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Impurities measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving impurities effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Operating procedures

Control

Mitigation

Maintenance faults measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving maintenance faults effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Maintenance procedures

Control

Mitigation

Overheating measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving overheating effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Overpressurisation measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving overpressurisation effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Structural failure measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving structural failure effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

Vibration measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving vibration effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Design codes - plant

Control

Mitigation

Wrong/defective equipment measures

Measures to prevent, control or mitigate major accidents involving wrong/defective equipment effects of Distillation Columns are:

Prevention

Control

Mitigation

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2020-09-29