Academic Catalog

CHME482 CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY

Course Code: 3670482
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. GÜRKAN KARAKAÞ
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Industrial hygiene and loss statistics. Toxicology. Source models (fluid flow through holes in tanks, pipes etc.), toxic release and dispersion models. Fires and explosions. Designs to prevent accidents. Hazard identification and risk assessment. Accident investigations with some sample case studies.