Quantifying the impact of partial stroke valve testing of safety instrumented systems

ISA Transactions

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-94

  Gruhn, Paul ^a   Pittman, Joe ^b   Wiley, Susan ^c   LeBlanc, Tom ^a  

^a Moore Products Co   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Programmable electronic system (PES); Safety instrumental system (SIS); Safety integrity level (SIL)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; FACTORY AUTOMATION; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (PES); SAFETY INSTRUMENTAL SYSTEMS (SIS); SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVEL (SIL);

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0031644687     PISSN: 00190578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0019-0578(98)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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