April 2022
Environment and Safety
Raising the alarm: Understanding the operator’s perspective on refinery process alarms
As refineries and petrochemical complexes worldwide are moving toward more automated operations, plant operators are increasingly becoming dependent on process alarms for safe, smooth and continuous operation.
The Authors
Debopam Chaudhuri is a Senior Process Specialist for Fluor in New Delhi, India and a subject matter expert of sulfur recovery processes. He has more than 21 yr of experience in petroleum refining, petrochemical complexes and upstream projects. Chaudhuri earned BTech degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Calcutta.
Pranay Veer Singh is a process engineer for Fluor New Delhi with 15 yr of experience in petroleum refining, petrochemicals and fertilizer projects. Singh earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India.
Venkata Sravan Kumar is a Process Engineer with Fluor New Delhi. He has more than 14 yr of experience in petroleum refining, petrochemicals and fertilizer projects. He earned a Bch degree in chemical engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India.
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