188 SIS Fundamentals and Implementation in Ethylene Plants

Wednesday, March 29, 2017: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hemisfair Ballroom C3 (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Description:
A session on Safety Instrumented System (SIS) fundamentals focusing selection of appropriate Safety Integrity Level (SIL) matching with required risk reduction, Independent Protection Layers (IPLs), typical configuration of SILs, spurious trip protection requirements, proof testing options, practical operational issues in implementing proof testing, SIS life cycle management and current trends on the use/implementation of SIS in Ethylene Plants.

Sponsor:
Topical 4: The 29th Ethylene Producers’ Conference

Chair:
Toby Darbonne
Email: tdarbonne@westlake.com

Co-Chair:
Sankar Mahalingam
Email: smahalingam@technip.com

- indicates paper has an Extended Abstract file available on the online proceeding.


2:00 PM
Welcoming Remarks
File available
2:05 PM
(188a) Safety Instrumented Systems Design & Lifecycle Fundamentals
Steve Gandy and Denise Chastain-Knight
File available
2:55 PM
(188c) Impact of Testing Frequency on the Reliability of SIS for Flare Load Mitigation
Brian K Sullivan, Peter Kuzma Jr. and Stephen De Haan

3:20 PM
Break
File available
3:40 PM
(188d) Modeling Ethylene Plant Cracking Heater Burner Light-Off Safety Instrumented Functions
David K. Lewis
File available
4:05 PM
(188e) Successful Automation Strategies to Prevent Brittle Fracture in a Bimetallic Demethanizer
Erin Daly

4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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