CHE482 CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY
| Course Code: | 5630482 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. GÜRKAN KARAKAŞ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Develop an awareness of safety culture and gain the necessary knowledge and skills to be able to evaluate the toxic effect of chemicals and other hazards.
- Identify the potential hazards and hazardous conditions associated with the processes and equipment involved in the chemical process industries.
- Perform quantitative engineering analysis based on fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, reaction kinetics, process control, and statistics to predict the possible severity of hazards and controlling or mitigating them.
- Understand and apply the principles and approach of inherently safer chemical process design to reduce and eliminate hazards.
- Recognize the role that ethics plays in process design and operation.
- Identify and apply Process Safety Management and Risk Management Plan in the chemical process industries.
Course Content
Industrial hygiene and loss statistics, toxicology, source models (fluid flow through holes in tanks, pipes etc.) toxic release and dispersion models, fires and explosions, designs to prevent accidents, hazard identification and risk assessment, accident investigations with some sample case historie
Course Learning Outcomes
- Interpret dose-response curves, estimate the severity of chemical exposures and blasts quantitatively.
- Quantitatively analyze the release rate of chemicals from spills, open vessels, vapor releases and leaks from various process equipments.
- Analyze the dispersion rates of liquids and vapors quantitatively, and interpret the risk boundaries.
- Analyze fire and explosion hazards, estimate explosion overpressure and consequence, describe and quantify preventive measures.
- Study case histories of significant chemical process disasters, discuss and identify the consequences of unethical behavior and poor chemical process design and operation.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution |
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes |
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | | ✔ |
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | | ✔ |
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | | ✔ |
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |
