Simplified uncertainty analysis of layer of protection analysis results

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-360

  Freeman, Raymond Randy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

LOPA; Risk analysis; SIS; error; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

EVALUATION TOOL; INTEGRITY LEVELS; LAYERS OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; PARTIAL DERIVATIVES; PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS; RISK EVALUATION; SAFETY INTEGRITY; SIS;; UNCERTAINTY; VARIANCE CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888382468     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.11585     Document Type: Article

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