HAZOP STUDY

By William the KAtti & Team

Condenser : Diagram
 Description : 1
• The liquid mixture that is to be processed is known as the feed and
this is introduced usually somewhere near the middle of the column
to a tray known as the feed tray.
• The feed flows down the column where it is collected at the bottom
in the reboiler.
• Heat is supplied to the reboiler to generate vapour.
• The vapour raised in the reboiler is reintroduced into the unit at the
bottom of the column. The liquid removed from the reboiler is
known as the bottoms product or simply, bottoms.
• The vapour moves up the column, and as it exits the top of the unit,
it is cooled by a condenser.
 Description : 2
• The condensed liquid is stored in a holding vessel known as the
reflux drum. Some of this liquid is recycled back to the top of the
column and this is called the reflux.
• The condensed liquid that is removed from the system is known as
the distillate or top product.
• Thus, there are internal flows of vapour and liquid within the
column as well as external flows of feeds and product streams, into
and out of the column.
Condenser : Zooméd
 Hazop : 1
Description Guide Word Cause Consequence Action
Required
Condenser Temperature - High temperature Tubes heat up, Review the tube
Cooling High excursion then cool and design data to
Water system with possible understand the
breakage from case of
thermal induced higher
stresses temperature
excursions

Condenser Flow Regimes - Condensate Slugging leading Provide

Suction system 2 Phase Flow dropping out in to piping system condensate
the steam supply damage upstream of
line isolation valve
and a warm up
line
 Hazop : 2
Description Guide Cause Consequence Action Required
Word

Condenser Flow - High Loss of Full steam through Check the pressure drop in
Ejector Supply condensate the exhaust line to exhaust line to vent at full
flow to the steam
the ejector vent. Potential for flow conditions to determine
condenser increased friction if overpressure of the ejector
losses condenser shell can occur
in the vent piping.

Condenser Low Level Running the Lose the steam Add a line and valve from
vessel system condensate condensate supply downstream to the
system condenser fill nozzle.
while
shutdown