title: Boundary conditions for developing a safety concept for an exothermal reaction.
abstract: Kinetic calculations for an example exothermal chemical process, the production of TCB, are carried out. They address both parameter uncertainties and random failures of the cooling system. In this way, they enable one to establish comprehensive boundary conditions for a safety system in terms of unavailability, the quantities of the undesired by-product (TCDD) produced and the times available before a required intervention, if a pre-determined quantity of TCDD is tolerated. It is shown that accounting for stochastic effects and uncertainties derived from insufficient knowledge provides a broader and more realistic knowledge base for devising a viable safety concept.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Anlagentechnik und Anlagensicherheit, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany. ulrich.hauptmanns@vst.uni-madgeburg.de
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hauptmanns
mesh_terms: D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000592:standards*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D007220:Industrial Waste; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins