Application of fault tree approach for technical assessment of small-sized biogas systems in Nepal

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1372-1381

  Cheng, Shikun ^a   Li, Zifu ^a   Mang, Heinz Peter ^a   Neupane, Kalidas ^b   Wauthelet, Marc ^c   Huba, Elisabeth Maria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b Civil Engineer   (Nepal)

^c ASBL EPUVAL   (Belgium)

^d Technologies for Economic Development TED   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Fault tree approach; Nepal; Small sized biogas system; Technical assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MAINTENANCE; PIPING SYSTEMS;

BIOGAS SYSTEMS; DELPHI METHOD; FAULT-TREES; NEPAL; TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MAINTENANCE; PIPING; PROBABILITY; SLURRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

NEPAL;

EID: 84884715427     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.052     Document Type: Article

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