New PFH-formulas for k-out-of-n:F-systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-118

  Jin, Hui ^a   Lundteigen, Mary Ann ^a   Rausand, Marvin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

DD failures; PFH; Proof test coverage; Reliability; Safety instrumented systems

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

AVERAGE FREQUENCY; DANGEROUS DETECTED FAILURE; DANGEROUS UNDETECTED FAILURE; DD-FAILURES; IEC 61508; K-OUT-OF-N; PFH; PROOF-TEST COVERAGE; SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS; SIMPLIFIED FORMULA;

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84870776332     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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