The impact of differences in reliability data on the results of probabilistic safety analyses

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-280

  Hauptmanns, Ulrich ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exothermal processes; Probabilistic safety analyses; Reliability data

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; EXOTHERMAL PROCESS; EXOTHERMAL REACTION; KEY COMPONENT; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ANALYSES; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY DATA; UNCERTAINTY BOUNDS;

RELIABILITY; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 79955668770     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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