Proactive Risk Mitigation and Asset Integrity using Physics-Informed AI: A Framework for Hydrogen Production and Petrochemical Applications

Fuente: Zenodo
Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Shibah, Sami Rashid Mohammed
Natura: Recurso digital
Pubblicazione: Zenodo 2026
Accesso online:
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
_version_ 1866901802120642560
author Shibah, Sami Rashid Mohammed
author_facet Shibah, Sami Rashid Mohammed
contents <p>Process safety in high-consequence industries such as petrochemicals and hydrogen production faces significant challenges from complex, dynamic systems where traditional reactive safety approaches often fail to predict emerging risks. This paper presents a novel framework for integrating Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) and physics-informed modeling to transition from reactive monitoring to proactive risk mitigation. Our core methodological contribution introduces a hybrid AI architecture based on Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) coupled with Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification (UQ). This framework is specifically designed for predictive risk assessment in inherently complex systems. We demonstrate its application through a high-fidelity quantitative simulation of a hydrogen production unit, focusing on predicting catalyst degradation and potential runaway reactions. The methodology rigorously integrates first principles (reaction kinetics and heat transfer equations) with operational data to generate predictions characterized by quantified uncertainty (epistemic and aleatoric). Quantitative results, derived from a fully reproducible Python simulation, demonstrate a significant improvement in anomaly detection sensitivity (ROC AUC of 0.98 compared to 0.84) and a quantifiable reduction in detection latency (4 hours compared to 18 hours) compared to traditional Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods. This reduction in false positive rates is crucial for preventing operator fatigue in safety-critical applications. By embedding physical laws, the model offers verifiable trustworthiness and enhanced explainability for human-in-the-loop decision-making. The framework is directly applicable to key petrochemical processes including fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units for coke deposition monitoring and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) systems for amine solvent degradation and CO₂ injection risk assessment.</p>
format Recurso digital
id zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_19563668
institution Zenodo
language
publishDate 2026
publisher Zenodo
record_format zenodo
spellingShingle Proactive Risk Mitigation and Asset Integrity using Physics-Informed AI: A Framework for Hydrogen Production and Petrochemical Applications
Shibah, Sami Rashid Mohammed
<p>Process safety in high-consequence industries such as petrochemicals and hydrogen production faces significant challenges from complex, dynamic systems where traditional reactive safety approaches often fail to predict emerging risks. This paper presents a novel framework for integrating Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) and physics-informed modeling to transition from reactive monitoring to proactive risk mitigation. Our core methodological contribution introduces a hybrid AI architecture based on Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) coupled with Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification (UQ). This framework is specifically designed for predictive risk assessment in inherently complex systems. We demonstrate its application through a high-fidelity quantitative simulation of a hydrogen production unit, focusing on predicting catalyst degradation and potential runaway reactions. The methodology rigorously integrates first principles (reaction kinetics and heat transfer equations) with operational data to generate predictions characterized by quantified uncertainty (epistemic and aleatoric). Quantitative results, derived from a fully reproducible Python simulation, demonstrate a significant improvement in anomaly detection sensitivity (ROC AUC of 0.98 compared to 0.84) and a quantifiable reduction in detection latency (4 hours compared to 18 hours) compared to traditional Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods. This reduction in false positive rates is crucial for preventing operator fatigue in safety-critical applications. By embedding physical laws, the model offers verifiable trustworthiness and enhanced explainability for human-in-the-loop decision-making. The framework is directly applicable to key petrochemical processes including fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units for coke deposition monitoring and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) systems for amine solvent degradation and CO₂ injection risk assessment.</p>
title Proactive Risk Mitigation and Asset Integrity using Physics-Informed AI: A Framework for Hydrogen Production and Petrochemical Applications
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19563668