SmOP – Smart Overpressure Protection Device

dashboard Overview

dashboard Motivation

Mechanical safety devices such as safety valves and bursting discs provide sufficient protection against impermissible pressures even if a PCT control unit fails as a (component) tested fitting, which is why they are widely used in industry. If protection is provided by PCE safety devices alone, the filling level or concentration of the components must sometimes be greatly reduced, which is why the use of an additional mechanical safety device is recommended.

However, mechanical safety devices are specifically adapted in design to a particular process and reaction. Batch (BR) or semi-batch reactors (SBR) in particular, with constantly changing recipes and the associated changing safety requirements, present plant operators with enormous operational problems. Static relief cross-sections and set pressures also limit the productivity of the reactors – economic potential remains untapped. In an age in which 3D plant tours are possible, innovation is thus also needed in the safeguarding of chemical reactors. A Smart Overpressure Protection Device.

dashboard PUBLICATIONS

Schmidt, C., Schmidt, J. and Denecke, J.:
Smart overpressure protection devices to protect chemical reactors against exothermal runaway reactions. J. Loss Prev. Process Ind., vol. 82, 2023.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2023.104996.

Schmidt, C., Biernath, J., Schmidt, J., Denecke, J.:
Protection of Chemical Reactors Against Exothermal Runaway Reactions with Smart Overpressure Protection Devices. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS VOL. 90, 2022, DOI: 10.3303/CET2290083.

Biernath, J., Schmidt, C., Schmidt, J., Denecke, J.:
Model-based zero emission safety concept for reactors with exothermal reactions for chemical plants. J. Loss Prev. Process Ind. 72, 2021, 104494.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2021.104494.

Schmidt, C., Biernath, J., Schmidt, J., Denecke, J.:
Protection of Chemical Reactors Against Exothermal Runaway Reactions with Smart Overpressure Protection Devices. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS VOL. 90, 2022 DOI: 10.3303/CET2290083.

Schmidt, C., Schmidt, J., Denecke, J., Seewig, J.:
Application of Smart Overpressure Protection Devices to batch and semi-batch processes: The zero-emission mode, Process Safety and Environmental Protection. Volume 181, 2024, Pages 535-546, ISSN 0957-5820, DOI: DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2023.11.061.

Schmidt, C., Schmidt, J., Denecke, J., Seewig, J., Henning, C.:
Application of smart overpressure protection devices to batch and semi-batch processes: The smart relief mode, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 188, 2024, Pages 439-452, ISSN 0957-5820, DOI: DOI: 110.1016/j.psep.2024.05.107.

Schmidt, C., Schmidt, J., Denecke, J., Seewig, J.:
Advanced overpressure protection: A concept for smart controlled safety pressure relief systems. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 190, Part B, 2024, Pages 506-516, ISSN 0957-5820,. DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2024.08.061