Comparison of Markov model and fault tree approach in determining initiating event frequency for systems with two train configurations

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-29

  Xing, Leiming ^a   Fleming, Karl N ^b   Loh, Wee Tee ^a  

^a PLG   (United States)

^b ERIN Engineering and Research Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; SUPPORTS;

EVENT FREQUENCY; FAULT TREE APPROACH; INITIATOR FREQUENCIES; MARKOV MODEL; TWO-TRAIN CONFIGURATIONS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030195151     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8320(96)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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