Improve facility SIS performance and reliability

Hydrocarbon Processing

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 71-74

  Summers, Angela ^a   Zachary, Bryan ^a  

^a SIS TECH Solutions LLC   (United States)

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EID: 0036771942     PISSN: 00188190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. "Application of Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industries," ANSI/ISA-ISA 84.01-1996, ISA, Research Triangle Park, NC (1996).
2. "Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety related systems," IEC 61511, International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland (expected mid-2003).
3. Summers, A.E., "Understanding Safety Integrity Levels," Control Engineering Website, Feb. 2000.
4. Guidelines for Process Equipment Reliability Data, Center for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, 1989.
5. OREDA: Offshore Reliability Data Handbook, 3rd Edition, Det Norske Veritas Industri Norge as DNV Technica, Norway, 1997.
6. "Safety instrumented functions (SIF)-Safety integrity level (SIL) evaluation techniques, Part 1: Introduction," ISA TR84.00.02, 2002.
7. Summers, A.E., "Partial stroke testing of valves," Control Engineering, Nov. 2000.