Process Safety Engineering

Engineering safeguards for safe process installations

Process safety engineering translates safety requirements into practical engineering solutions that protect people, equipment and the environment. Prove Engineering supports clients with the design, verification and assessment of process safety systems, ensuring that protective measures are technically sound, compliant and fit for purpose.

How We Can Help…

Pressure Relief Systems

Design and verification of pressure relief systems to protect process equipment against overpressure.

Relief Valve Sizing

Sizing and verification of pressure safety valves (PSVs) in accordance with applicable design codes and project requirements.

Rupture Disc Applications

Selection and sizing of rupture discs for process protection and pressure relief applications.

Relief & Vent System Design

Engineering calculations for relief and vent systems, including hydraulic analysis and pressure loss calculations.

Blowdown Calculations

Determination of blowdown requirements, depressurisation times and system performance during emergency shutdown scenarios.

Fire Case Assessments

Evaluation of external fire scenarios and determination of the required relief capacity for protected equipment.

Consequence Assessments

Engineering calculations to evaluate the consequences of process releases and support the selection of appropriate safeguarding measures.

Existing System Verification

Review and verification of existing relief systems to confirm that installed protection remains suitable following plant modifications or changing operating conditions.

Typical Deliverables

Depending on the project scope, deliverables may include:

  • Pressure Relief Valve Sizing Calculations
  • Relief & Vent System Calculations
  • Blowdown Calculations
  • Fire Case Calculations
  • Hydraulic Calculation Reports
  • Relief Device Specifications
  • Relief System Design Reviews
  • Process Safety Engineering Reports

Andrea Favretto

Safety is Andrea's middle name. At Prove, we're convinced he reads a chapter of API 521 before going to bed and spends his weekends performing Layer of Protection Analyses. That is when he's not out on his race bike (wearing a safety helmet, of course). With more than 15 years of experience as a process engineer, Andrea has worked on everything from pilot plants in the chemical industry to large CapEx projects in the Oil & Gas sector. As if that wasn't enough, he is also a TÜV Rheinland Certified Functional Safety Engineer, because apparently process safety wasn't quite enough.