SAChE® Certificate Program - Hazards and Risk: Introduction to Pressure Protection Source: SAChE – Safety and Chemical Engineering Education Course ID: ELA971 Type: eLearning (online) CourseLanguage: English Skill Level: Intermediate Duration: 3.5 hours CEUs: 0.35 PDHs: 3.50 Share This Post: Pressure that gets out of control has been the cause of many of the most devastating incidents in the history of chemical processing. The science of overpressure and its prevention and mitigation impact nearly all elements of process safety management. Engineers working in process safety need to have a fundamental knowledge of pressure relief concepts even if they are never involved in the actual design of pressure relief. This course will provide that knowledge in an orderly progression, with concepts illustrated by numerous case studies. Students will be introduced to the nature of overpressure and types of scenarios that can cause it in chemical processing. Students will then learn the types of devices available to provide pressure relief, as well as discuss the types of information needed to size relief for the various scenarios discussed. Finally, the course will present an overview of the basic approaches to safely mitigating the discharges from relieved pressure. Instructor(s): Gregory Hounsell Greg developed his technical capabilities over a 35 year career at Pfizer Inc., first as a manager for ten years in the Brooklyn manufacturing facility, overseeing the production of synthesis and fermentation based food additives and antibiotics, and then as a design engineer and project manager in the corporation's Global Engineering Department. His engineering activities included providing process consulting support to sites worldwide, process support to capital projects, and design management on various projects. Greg was instrumental in the development of...Read more Dennis Bernhard Dennis Bernhard is a retired Chemical Engineer, having spent 40 years working for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. In the first half of his career, he was a process engineer, responsible for the design of cryogenic processes for the separation of light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, methane, helium and other gases from natural gas, refinery gases, and other sources. He moved into process safety in the second half of his career and was responsible for conducting PHA’s both for new as well as existing operating air separation and hydrogen plants, reviewing proposed changes...Read more Checkout Checkout Do you already own this? Log In for instructions on accessing this content. Pricing Teams (10 or more) Minimize cost and maximize learning with Train-A-Team. Learn more Individuals AIChE Members $169.00 Employees of CCPS Member Companies $169.00 AIChE Graduate Student Members Free AIChE Undergraduate Student Members Free Non-Members $199.00 Accrediting Agencies: New York Horizontal TabsOutline Unit 1 – Pressure Protection System Concepts Unit 2 – Scenarios Requiring Pressure Protection Unit 3 – Types of Pressure Protection Equipment Unit 4 – Designing Emergency Relief and Managing Discharge Download Course Outline (PDF) What You'll Learn Unit 1 State why pressure protection is essential for process equipment Define terms used when designing pressure relief equipment Unit 2 Describe scenarios where pressure protection is needed Examine case studies of incidents that occurred when pressure protection was lacking Unit 3 Describe locations and types of different types of pressure protection equipment Describe advantages of different overpressure protection systems Unit 4 Identify emergency relief device design sizing information needed when external or internal fires could occur Identify risk reduction designs when managing the potential for an external or internal fires Identify design approaches for containing and treating hazardous materials discharged from an emergency relief device Identify design approaches for emergency releases to the atmosphere Who Should Attend This intermediate course is for upper-level chemical engineering undergraduates who have had some exposure to process safety. So that the student has the necessary background, ELA970 "Hazards and Risk: What Can Go Wrong?" should be taken before taking this course. In addition, it is recommended that the student have a basic understanding of (at least) toxicological hazards, fire and explosion hazards, and chemical reactivity hazards before taking this course. The SAChE undergraduate process safety curriculum includes courses that cover these topics. FAQs Find answers to questions about registration and refunds, tuition and fees, travel and lodging (for location-based courses), how eLearning courses work, how credits work, and more. Go to FAQs Page
Gregory Hounsell Greg developed his technical capabilities over a 35 year career at Pfizer Inc., first as a manager for ten years in the Brooklyn manufacturing facility, overseeing the production of synthesis and fermentation based food additives and antibiotics, and then as a design engineer and project manager in the corporation's Global Engineering Department. His engineering activities included providing process consulting support to sites worldwide, process support to capital projects, and design management on various projects. Greg was instrumental in the development of...Read more
Dennis Bernhard Dennis Bernhard is a retired Chemical Engineer, having spent 40 years working for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. In the first half of his career, he was a process engineer, responsible for the design of cryogenic processes for the separation of light hydrocarbons, hydrogen, methane, helium and other gases from natural gas, refinery gases, and other sources. He moved into process safety in the second half of his career and was responsible for conducting PHA’s both for new as well as existing operating air separation and hydrogen plants, reviewing proposed changes...Read more