Analysis of equipment failures as contributors to chemical process accidents

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 61-78

  Kidam, Kamarizan ^a,b   Hurme, Markku ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Accident contributors; Accident database study; Hazard identification; Main risk factors; Process equipment failures

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSE; CHEMICAL PROCESS; EQUIPMENT FAILURES; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT; IS PROCESS; PROCESS EQUIPMENTS; PROCESS VESSELS; RISK FACTORS; STORAGE TANK;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84871408232     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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