A fresh look at process technology
Process technology plays an important role in our society. In the pro6blogs we write about themes related to this. How do we make plants safer? How do we ensure that processes use as little energy as possible and produce as many products as possible? What technological developments are there? What is the role of process technology in the energy transition or in other major social changes? Our aim is to make the sometimes complex subject matter as comprehensible as possible.
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Schat, je bent de laatste tijd zo…dimensieloos!
Dat moet mevrouw Reynolds waarschijnlijk tegen haar man hebben gezegd ergens in 1883. Ze bedoelde dat als een compliment, niet als een zorg of een verwijt, vandaar [...]
HAZOP, LOPA...PHA assessment methods: the choice is vast
By Krishni Arumugam and Enrico Lammers There are many types of risk analysis techniques such as: HAZOP, LOPA, SWIFT and many more. Academic articles (like this one: http://www.process-improvement-institute.com/_downloads/Selection_of_Hazard_Evaluation_Techniques.pdf), on selecting the [...]
Energy efficiency doesn't have to be expensive
Energy efficiency improvements need not require costly investments at all. Taking a smart look at how the existing process is performing will go a long way. A [...]
Why process safety incidents still happen: a top 10...
Despite the efforts of process safety professionals to improve safety standards and guidelines, process safety incidents continue to occur. Several factors contribute to [...]
ALARM management: As Low As Reasonably Manageable
Why alarms can work as stress-enhancers The automation and digitization of the process industry does not only have positive sides, because with the introduction of any solution, [...]
ChatGPT's role in process technology
Note: This pro6blog was written by Tiebo, Enrico and ChatGPT... Suddenly there he was: ChatGPT. In an NOS news report in January, school students and teachers came to [...]
Where does ATEX stop and process safety start?
It was Dec. 11, 2005. Tank 912 at the Buncefield terminal in Hertfordshire was being filled with gasoline from a pipeline coming from a refinery down the road. At about [...]
Molecules in (the) transition (part 3): CO2 terminology
CO2 in the news CO2 has been in the news again in recent months; the Council of State's decision to take off the construction exemption for nitrogen [...]
The climate agreement and energy transition: the energy paradox (part 2)
The future energy grid will have many smaller producers connected to it based on available from natural resources: renewables (solar and wind) energy to the [...]