Application of extended Hazop and event-tree analysis for investigating operational failures and safety optimization of distillation column unit

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-257

  Ramzan, Naveed ^a   Compart, Fred ^a   Witt, Werner ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distillation unit; Emergency shutdown systems; Overpressure; Risk potential matrix

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

EVENT-TREE ANALYSIS; EXTENDED HAZOP ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL FAILURE;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548852640     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10202     Document Type: Article

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