The impact of data uncertainty in determining safety integrity level

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 82, Issue 6 B, 2004, Pages 393-397

  Wang, Y ^a   West, H H ^a   Mannan, M S ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Data uncertainty; Fault tree analysis; Safety instrumented system; Safety integrity level

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA TRANSFER; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; SAFETY FACTOR; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA UNCERTAINTY; FAILURE RATES; SAFETY INSTRUMENTAL SYSTEM; SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVEL (SIL);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 10644252028     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.82.6.393.53199     Document Type: Article

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