Fuzzy inference system for the risk assessment of liquefied natural gas carriers during loading/offloading at terminals

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-185

  Elsayed, Tarek ^a  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fuzzy inference system; Fuzzy sets; LNG ships; LNG terminals; Multiple attribute; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; LNG SHIP; LNG TERMINAL; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES;

FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SETS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS INDUSTRY; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; OIL TERMINALS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TANKERS (SHIPS);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TANKER SHIP; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 71549166004     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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