Fuzzy logic for process safety analysis

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 695-702

  Markowski, Adam S ^a   Mannan, M Sam ^b   Bigoszewska, Agata ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bow tie model; Event tree analysis; Fault tree analysis; Fuzzy logic; Process safety analysis; Risk assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; BOW TIE; DEFUZZIFICATION METHOD; DIFFERENT PROCESS; EVENT TREE ANALYSIS; EVENT TREES; FAILURE RATE; FAULT AND EVENT TREES; FAULT-TREES; FUZZIFICATIONS; FUZZY ARITHMETICS; FUZZY METHODS; FUZZY NUMBERS; FUZZY PROBABILITY; FUZZY SETS THEORY; IN-PROCESS; INPUT VARIABLES; ISOBUTANES; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; MODEL EVENTS; PROCESS SAFETY; RISK LEVELS; SAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE-VALUE; STORAGE TANK;

BUTANE; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 71649110679     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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