ExpHAZOP+: Knowledge-based expert system to conduct automated HAZOP analysis

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Rahman, Shibly ^a   Khan, Faisal ^a   Veitch, Brian ^a   Amyotte, Paul ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ExpHAZOP+; HAZOP; Inference engine; Knowledge based expert system; optHAZOP

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED HAZOP ANALYSIS; DOWNSTREAM EQUIPMENT; EXPHAZOP+; FAULT PROPAGATION; HAZARD AND OPERABILITIES; HAZARD MITIGATIONS; HAZOP; KNOWLEDGE BASE; KNOWLEDGE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE-BASED EXPERT SYSTEMS; OPTHAZOP; REPORT FORMATS; UNIQUE FEATURES;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

INFERENCE ENGINES;

EID: 67149133440     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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