Safeguard safety instrumented systems

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Summers, Angela E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Raney, Glenn ^a,b   Dejmek, Kimberly A ^a,b,g,i,j  

^a Premier Consulting + Engineering   (United States)

^b Triconex Corp   (United States)

^c SIS TECH Solutions   (United States)

^d Mississsippi St Univ   (United States)

^e CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^g AIChE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

ⁱ BAKER ENGINEERING AND RISK CONSULTANTS INC   (United States)

^j MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0343388928     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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