Reliability and Safety Assessment of Dynamic Process Systems

✍ Scribed by Nathan O. Siu (auth.), Tunc Aldemir, Nathan O. Siu, Ali Mosleh, P. Carlo Cacciabue, B. Gül Göktepe (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 249
• Series: NATO ASI Series 120
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Current issues and approaches in the reliability and safety analysis of dynamic process systems are the subject of this book. The authors of the chapters are experts from nuclear, chemical, mechanical, aerospace and defense system industries, and from institutions including universities, national laboratories, private consulting companies, and regulatory bodies. Both the conventional approaches and dynamic methodologies which explicitly account for the time element in system evolution in failure modeling are represented. The papers on conventional approaches concentrate on the modeling of dynamic effects and the need for improved methods. The dynamic methodologies covered include the DYLAM methodology, the theory of continuous event trees, several Markov model construction procedures, Monte Carlo simulation, and utilization of logic flowgraphs in conjunction with Petri nets. Special emphasis is placed on human factors such as procedures and training.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Dynamic Approaches — Issues and Methods: An Overview....Pages 3-7
The DYLAM Approach for the Reliability Analysis of Dynamic Systems....Pages 8-23
Markovian Reliability Analysis of Dynamic Systems....Pages 24-43
Approaching Dynamic Reliability By Monte Carlo Simulation....Pages 44-58
Dependability Analysis of Embedded Software Systems....Pages 59-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Dynamic Approaches — Applications: An Overview....Pages 81-84
Probabilistic Dynamics : The Mathematical and Computing Problems Ahead....Pages 85-100
Evaluating Performance and Reliability of Automatically Reconfigurable Aerospace Systems Using Markov Modeling Techniques....Pages 101-126
Reliability Analysis Under Fluctuating Environment Using Markov Method....Pages 127-134
Automatic Generation of Dynamic Event Trees: A Tool for Integrated Safety Assessment (ISA)....Pages 135-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Human Reliability and Dynamic System Analysis: An Overview....Pages 153-155
Critique of Current Practice in the Treatment of Human Interactions in Probabilistic Safety Assessments....Pages 156-165
Simplification Of Complexity: The Use Of Simulation To Analyse The Reliability Of Cognition....Pages 166-178
Human Errors in Dynamic Process Systems....Pages 179-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Risk Assessment for Realistic Decision Making: An Overview....Pages 193-195
Time Dependencies in Probabilistic Safety Assessment....Pages 196-212
Object Representations of Common Reliability Models: New Solution Techniques and Extensions....Pages 213-224
The Approach of a Regulatory Body to the Assessment of Risks from Hazardous Installations....Pages 225-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Summary of Working Session Activities....Pages 233-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-246

✦ Subjects

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk;Control Structures and Microprogramming;Memory Structures;Models and Principles;Simulation and Modeling;Complexity