System and method for hazardous area classification
AssigneeBaker Engineering & Risk Consultants, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Mather, Brian Harvey, Karen Wigal, Roy Moses, Edward Hoeppner, Qin Xiaoyun
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Abstract
A computer processor driven system and method capable of identifying and constructing representations of hazardous areas. The hazardous area classification system has one or more processors, and a computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of determining a position of a hazardous area for a predetermined location using a calculation based on a plurality of parameters, and generating a representation of the hazardous area.
Claims37
A hazardous area classification system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- inputting a plurality of predetermined parameters associated with a location;
- analyzing the plurality of predetermined parameters as indicative of a potential hazard in the location;
- determining a position of a hazardous area for the location using a calculation based on the analysis of the plurality of predetermined parameters;
- and
- generating a representation of the hazardous area.
A method for hazardous area classification, comprising the steps of:
- inputting a plurality of predetermined parameters related to a material in a location into one or more processors;
- analyzing the plurality of predetermined parameters as indicative of a potential hazard in the location;
- using the one or more processors to determine the position of a hazardous area in the location using a calculation based on the analysis of the plurality of predetermined parameters;
- and
- using the one or more processors to generate a representation of the hazardous area.
A method for hazardous area classification, comprising the steps of:
- A) selecting a location for analysis;
- B) identifying a material for analysis;
- C) identifying a container for containing the material;
- D) using one or more processors to calculate a stream data for the material based on the quantity, temperature, pressure and rate of flow of the material in the container;
- E) identifying a release point in which the material is releasable from the container;
- F) identifying a parameter of a building in which the material and container are housed;
- G) selecting a region of the location for analysis;
- H) identifying potential ignition sources within the region;
- I) using the one or more processors to determine the position of a hazardous area in the region using a calculation based on the analysis of the information obtained in steps B) through H);
- and
- J) using the one or more processors to generate a representation of the hazardous area in the region.
A non-transitory computer readable medium, containing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- determining a position of a hazardous area for a location using a calculation based on an analysis of a plurality of predetermined parameters as indicative of a potential hazard in the location;
- and
- generating a representation of the hazardous area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.