Inherent safety evaluation in process plants - A comparison of methodologies

Central European Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 756-779

  Abedi, Parisa ^a   Shahriari, Mohammad ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Criteria factors; Inherent safety; Process plants; Safety indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645321379     PISSN: 16443624     EISSN: 16443624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/BF02475203     Document Type: Article

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