December 24, 2024
HEAT EXCHANGER PROCESS HUMAN ERROR
EVENT REPORTED by SAM GUARD®
Detected a rise in temperature of cooling water temperature to HX. This in turn has lead to spike in outlet temperature from Vessel (outlet temperature 1; outlet temperature 2)
PROCESS ENG TEAM FINDINGS
Due to SAM GUARD® ENG checked the alert in the field and found that colling water flow controller was manually closed.
COST / DOWNTIME AVOIDED
This is impacting directly on the final product. This equipment is very critical for the process.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
“This is a very critical equipment that has to be monitored closely. It’s Asset Priority and Consequence of failure are set to highest value. Good and critical alert.”