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EG5560: PROCESS SAFETY AND RELIABILITY (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the Process Safety issues associated with oil and gas processing. A student having successfully completed the course will be comfortable with the terminology of hydrocarbon processing and alert to the hazards of such processing. They will also be comfortable with calculations on the subject, in particular in the areas of safety valves, high pressure-low pressure interface, loss of containment, corrosion and chemical reactions.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
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What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

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What other courses must be taken with this course?

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What courses cannot be taken with this course?

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Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

1.            Introduction

2.            Key upstream unit operations and Chem Eng principles

3.            Loss of Containment

4.            Layers of Protection and Instrumentation

5.            Relief and Blowdown

6.            Plant Layout

7.            Materials of construction

8.            Safety Critical Systems

9.            Chemical Reactions

Further Information & Notes

For students studying MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering for Oil and Gas.

Contact Teaching Time

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

3 hour written exam (100%). No re-sits.

Formative Assessment

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