Development of a strategy for alarm management in petroleum refinery

本项目是NARL炼油有限公司与纪念**大学之间的报警管理项目的延伸。在该项目的第一阶段，由NSERC Engage资助，开发了一个警报分析工具“AlarmSoft”。该项目的目标是进一步开发该工具，纳入功能，分析告警的根本原因**，并将告警分析工具整合到NARL的整体告警管理策略中。**新开发的报警管理方法将在**炼油厂的原油蒸馏装置上实施，并评估其对报警系统的影响。通过这个项目，我们希望开发一种先进的报警分析工具和一种从应用角度来看既高效又可行的报警管理方法。报警管理系统的改进有可能使工厂的**生产率提高3-5%。除了直接受益外，该项目还将对技术发展做出重大贡献。目前在流程工业中缺乏经过现场测试的报警管理软件。新一代报警管理系统有潜力发展成为一种有市场的产品，可以为加拿大经济增加可观的收入。这将使加拿大的石油和天然气行业更加安全，并挽救生命。

This project is an extension of an alarm management project between NARL Refining LP and Memorial**University. In the first phase of the project, funded by NSERC Engage, an alarm analysis tool "AlarmSoft" was**developed. The goal of the project is to further develop the tool to incorporate features to analyze the root cause**of an alarm, and integrate the alarm analysis tool to the overall alarm management strategy of NARL. The**newly developed alarm management methodology will be implemented to the crude distillation unit of the**refinery and its impact on the alarm system will be evaluated. Through this project we hope to develop an**advanced alarm analysis tool and an alarm management methodology that is efficient as well, feasible from an**application point. Improvement in the alarm management system has the potential of improving the**productivity of the plant by 3-5%. It addition to benefiting NARL directly, this project will contribute**significantly to technology development. There is currently a lack of field tested alarm management software in**the process industries. The new generation alarm management system has the potential to be developed as a**marketable product which can add significant revenue to Canadian economy. It will make Canadian Oil & Gas**industries safer, and save lives.