Modelling ignition probabilities within the framework of quantitative risk assessments

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 141-146

  Pesce, Micol ^a   Paci, Paolo ^a   Garrone, Simone ^a   Pastorino, Renato ^b   Fabiano, Bruno ^b  

^a D APPOLONIA S P A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY; RISK PERCEPTION;

CRITICAL REVIEW; FLAMMABLE GAS CLOUD; FLAMMABLE VAPORS; IGNITION PROBABILITY; NUMERICAL QUANTIFICATIONS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; REASONABLE ACCURACY; SMALL DATA;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84864423837     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1226024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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