HAZOP Analysis of Group 15

Title:Oil Storage Tank

Team Members: Vijay Moorthy
Isaac Law Shek Xiang
Harvind Rajamanickam
Shanmugam Muthusamy

The intended HAZOP analysis is to know the imitations faced when filling up a
storage tank with hot oil through the fixed valves.

Guide Word Functions Deviation Causes Consequenses Reccomendati

ons and Pre-
Cautions.
STORAGE Store heavy a)Corrosion a)The usage a) Oil a) Usage of
TANK hot oil of the storage of mild steel storage high quality
transported in tank walls. will cause tank material for
via the b) Leakage of corrosion and rupture the tank
valves. the storage rust to the and walls(cast
tanks. tank walls causes irons,
due to the danger stainless
corrosive to the steels)
substance surroun b) Regular
presence in ding . checks has to
the air and b)Heavy be done on
because of oil the tank to
the humidity. leakage, avoid any
b)Irregular thus corrosions
maintenance provides occuring.
and check up chances
will result in of
leakage. explosio
ns.
VALVES Control the Pump Failure of the a) Damage of a) Regular
AND THE movement of failures and pump is due the valves maintenance
CENTRIFU the heavy oil valve to excessive and the on the
GAL PUMP by malfunctions. pressure and centrifugal centrifugal
controlling irregular pump might pump to
the valves maintenance. effect the avoid
entire storagemalfunctions.
system thus b) Regular
increasing clean up on
the cost of the valves for
the project. proper
b) smooth
Malfunction movements
of the valves of the valves.
is also not c) Regular
safe to be monitoring
handled by on the
the workers. pressure
applied on
the pump.
INTERNAL Heating the Improper The Internal a) Explosions a)Usage of
STEAM heavy oil at heating of oil coil due to and fire steam coil
COIL 120 to due to coil fail as of might occur thats made
allow malfunction irregular if the steam up of high
optimum oil thus causes maintenance coil is not a quality.
quality. the and usage of high graded b)Regular
temperature low quality material monitoring
of stored oil coils which b)Improper on the wiring
to rise and causes wiring of the systems of
fall malfunction steam coil the steam coil
irregularly of the coil. will cause to avoid short
short circuit circuit and
which will thus
lead to fire. explosions.