Masters Theses

Abstract

"The determination of overdesign, or safety, factors for industrial processes is an art acquired by the engineer through experience. In general, safety factors are increased as the uncertainty of the process variable increases; a procedure that can be expensive if safety factors are specified too small or too large. A single release of harmful substances from pollution control installations may cause irreparable damage. Likewise, the production of an off specification product by a chemical process costs money and resources. These facilities must often be designed for widely fluctuating flow rates, compositions, temperatures, and etc. Consequently, the selection of the proper safety factors is a difficult and critical aspect of any design study.

A method for the quantitative determination of process overdesign has been developed based upon stochastic simulation of a computer model of the process. This study outlines and presents the results for a typical chemical process design and for a conventional water treatment facility"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Gaddy, J. L.

Committee Member(s)

Park, Efton
Byers, J. K.

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1973

Pagination

vii, 79 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-65).

Rights

© 1973 Raymond A. Freeman, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Safety factor in engineering -- Mathematical models
Stochastic analysis
Simulation methods

Thesis Number

T 2921

Print OCLC #

6020231

Electronic OCLC #

911958320

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