Risk reduction of operating procedures and process flowsheets
Year: 1993
Type: article
Abstract: : "A unified risk reduction strategy, that uses Fault Tree Analysis, proposes modifications in chemical operations that include the process flowsheet, control system, and operating procedures. The modifications commonly involve the establishment of stationary states. These states allow for longer process time constants and support intermediate state verification. Relative importance is used to identify quantitatively the dominant causes of risk, which are modified to produce safer and more reliable processes. The strategy is tested on the design of a pump system startup, and risk reduction of several orders of magnitude is achieved."
DOI: 10.1021/ie00013a012
Authors: Vital Aelion, Gary J. Powers
Institution: Carnegie Mellon University
Language: English
Topic: Risk and Safety Analysis
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W2046905098