The loop identification and classification algorithms for digraph-based safety analysis

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-239

  Chang, Chuei Tin ^a   Hwang, Ho Chuan ^a   Hwang, Kuo Shu ^a   Hsu, Ding Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GRAPHIC METHODS; INSPECTION;

DIGRAPH BASED SAFETY ANALYSIS; LOOP CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; LOOP IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHM;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0030788837     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(95)00256-1     Document Type: Article

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