Development of a fuzzy logic-based inherent safety index

Process Safety and Environmental Protection: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 444-456

  Gentile, M ^a   Rogers, W J ^a   Mannan, M S ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Inherent safety; Quantification; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY SETS; HAZARDS; LOGIC DESIGN; PROCESS ENGINEERING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROCESS SIMULATION; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; SAFETY INDEX; SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION;

CHEMICAL PLANTS; SAFETY FACTOR;

INHERENT SAFETY; OPERATING PLANTS; PROCESS SIMULATION; QUANTIFICATION;

EID: 0346149864     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758203770866610     Document Type: Article

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