Abstract

Risk analysis is crucial in industrial conception. HAZOP is the top risk analysis method for the oil and gas sector. This paper presents a semi-automatic method to address HAZOP's limitations and produce automatic results. The method uses a knowledge base, initially filled with gas liquefaction data, and is enhanced with subsequent case studies. An inference engine processes this data to conduct a HAZOP study. Propagation rules identify potential deviation paths, enabling risk analysis and consequence prediction based on the knowledge base. This method uniquely illustrates deviation paths and introduces nodes along these paths for further study. The findings derive from dynamic knowledge of each system in the knowledge base and can be reviewed and amended by experts.

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Publication details

DOI
10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72
Journal
The Journal of Engineering Research, 20(1), 52-72
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY-ND 4.0

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APA 7

Boutadjine, S., Korichi, M., & Sellami, I. (2024). HAZard and OPerability Study Analysis as a Semi-Automatic Approach. The Journal of Engineering Research, 20(1), 52-72. https://doi.org/10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72

MLA 9

Boutadjine, Soufyane, et al. "HAZard and OPerability Study Analysis as a Semi-Automatic Approach." The Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 20, no. 1, 2024, pp. 52-72. https://doi.org/10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72.

Chicago (author–date)

Boutadjine, Soufyane, Mourad Korichi, and Ilyas Sellami. 2024. "HAZard and OPerability Study Analysis as a Semi-Automatic Approach." The Journal of Engineering Research 20 (1): 52-72. https://doi.org/10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72.

Harvard

Boutadjine, S., Korichi, M. and Sellami, I. (2024) 'HAZard and OPerability Study Analysis as a Semi-Automatic Approach', The Journal of Engineering Research, 20(1), pp. 52-72. doi:10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72.

Vancouver

Boutadjine S, Korichi M, Sellami I. HAZard and OPerability Study Analysis as a Semi-Automatic Approach. The Journal of Engineering Research. 2024;20(1):52-72. doi:10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72

IEEE

S. Boutadjine, M. Korichi, and I. Sellami, "HAZard and OPerability Study Analysis as a Semi-Automatic Approach," The Journal of Engineering Research, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 52-72, 2024, doi: 10.53540/tjer.vol20iss1pp52-72.