A fuzzy genetic algorithm approach for analysing maintenance cost of high risk liquefied natural gas carrier systems under uncertainty

Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 57-73

  Nwaoha, Thaddeus Chidiebere ^a   Yang, Zaili ^a   Wang, J ^a   Bonsall, Steve ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY RULES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; FAILURE FREQUENCY; FAILURE PROBABILITY; FUZZY GENETIC ALGORITHMS; FUZZY RULE BASE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIERS; MAINTENANCE COST; OPTIMAL MAINTENANCE;

MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84982073556     PISSN: 20464177     EISSN: 20568487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20464177.2013.11020280     Document Type: Article

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