TORAP - A new tool for conducting rapid risk assessment in petroleum refineries and petrochemical industries

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-313

  Khan, Faisal I ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a Ctr Poll Contr Ener Technol   (India)

Author keywords

Consequence analysis; Hazard assessment; Quantitative risk assessment; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PLANT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE TORAP;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

EID: 0032629093     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(98)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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