Uncertainty reduction for improved mishap probability prediction: Application to level control of distillation unit

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-156

  Yang, Xiaole ^a   Rogers, William J ^a   Mannan, M Sam ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Level control; Monte Carlo simulation; Quantitative risk assessment (QRA); Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN THEORY; BAYESIAN UPDATING; COMPONENT RELIABILITY; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; EVENT PROBABILITY; FAILURE RATE; FAULT-TREES; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS; GENERIC INFORMATION; INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS; MEAN VALUES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PLANT EQUIPMENTS; POINT VALUE; PREDICTION UNCERTAINTY; PROBABILISTIC UNCERTAINTY; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; REAL LIFE DATA; REFINERY PROCESS; RISK ESTIMATION; RISK LEVELS; RISK MATRIX; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TOP EVENT PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; LEVEL CONTROL; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 76449083690     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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