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Process Safety and Hyperloop

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Objective


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Demonstrate that the principles of Process Safety can be applied to other industries and new technologies.

Hyperloop is an example.

Background

•Chemical Engineer

•Process Safety/Risk

•Author

•HARP Book (Climate Change)


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Start of Interest in Hyperloop


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Two Core Issues

• Real Estate Availability• Overhead

• Underground

• Energy Efficiency• Climate Change

• Resource Depletion


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What Is Hyperloop?

• Concept Still Being Developed

• Energy Efficiency• Low Pressure Tube

• Linear Induction Motor

• Mag-Lev Propulsion

• Airplane Speeds

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No Track or Internal Moving Parts


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What Does It Replace?


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Previous Changes


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Four Questions

1. Does It Work?

2. Is It Safe?

3. Can It Make Money?

4. Is There Time?


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Preliminary Safety Analysis: Plus

•No on-board fuel

•No grade crossings

•Cannot fall from sky


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Preliminary Safety Analysis: Minus

•Module hits inside of tube

•Breach of tube

•Total power failure

•Emergency escape


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Project Status: Phase Gate


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Consider a Generic Safety Study/Case


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F-N Curves 15

Major Hazards Analysis

• Identify the major hazards

• Evaluate the safety consequences

• Determine likelihood/predicted frequency

• Determine overall risk (F-N curve)

• Compare to acceptable risk and other transportation modes

• Help make technical choices (e.g., wheels vs. mag-lev)Copyright © Ian Sutton. 2019. All Rights Reserved.

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“Derailment”


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Management Program: Process Safety Elements 18

Process Safety Culture Hazard Identification

/ Risk

Operational Readiness

Compliance Operating Procedures Management of Change

Competence Safe Work Practices Conduct of Operations

Workforce Involvement Asset Integrity /

Reliability

Emergency Management

Stakeholder Outreach Contractor Management Incident Investigation

Knowledge Management Training / Performance Measurement and Metrics

Auditing Management Review

Conclusions

• Process Risk / Safety methodologies can be used

•Will it work? Yes, but scale-up

• Is It Safe? Conditional

• Develop a Safety Case / Report


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