Fuzzy multiphase Markov chains to handle uncertainties in safety systems performance assessment

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 594-604

  Mechri, W ^a   Simon, C ^b,c   Bicking, F ^b,c   Ben Othman, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN AUTOMATIQUE DE NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

Fuzzy probability; Imprecision; Multiphase Markov chains; Safety instrumented systems; Safety Integrity Level; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FUZZY PROBABILITY; IMPRECISION; SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS; SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS; UNCERTAINTY;

FUZZY SETS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 84877002611     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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