ABSTRACT
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) has a best practice approach for managing HFE risks in capital projects. This paper presents a case study of HFE as applied in the Front End Design of a SCOT reactor.
The Shell Claus Off-gas Treatment (SCOT) process comprises many work systems, though the focus of this paper is on the catalytic reactor. Although the unit requires little operational attention and has a high level of reliability, the catalyst in the reactor has to be changed out during regular turnarounds of the plant, approximately every 2 years.
