Reliability of instrumentation systems for safeguarding and control : proceedings of the IFAC workshop, the Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 May 1986

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Reliability of instrumentation systems for safeguarding and control : proceedings of the IFAC workshop, the Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 May 1986

edited by J.P. Jansen and L. Boullart ; [IFAC Workshop on the Reliability of Instrumentation Systems for Safeguarding & Control ; sponsored by IFAC Technical Committee on Applications ; organised by Netherlands Association of Engineers NIRIA, Royal Institute of Engineers in the Netherlands (KIvI)]

Published for the International Federation of Automatic Control by Pergamon Press, 1987

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Proceedings of the IFAC workshop, the Hague, the Netherlands, 12-14 May 1986

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Presents and discusses the various reliability aspects of modern instrumentation systems for industrial processes, with special emphasis given to the influence of human behaviour on systems reliability. Subject areas covered include: the mathematical tools available to assess the reliability of instrumentation systems, their applications and limitations; the way in which theory is put into practice during the design of equipment; the quality control aspects of both hardware and software, and the availability of integrated systems in the field as compared with the design criteria. Actual data, test criteria and maintenance strategies are also included.

Table of Contents

(partial) Reliability analysis of systems containing complex control loops, P K Andow & M Galluzzo. Human reliability considerations, A Carnino. Analysis of some human features influencing human reliability by using event trees, G Heslinga. Operational readiness of safety systems, G W E Nieuwhof. Instrumentation system models for computer-aided fault tree analysis, A Poucet & C Carletti. Design considerations for a fault-tolerant distributed control system, Y Wakasa. Trend presentation and human's predictability, T N White et al. Can software reliability be evaluated?, W H Simmonds. A reliability model for the analysis of hazards caused by intrinsically safe instruments, J K Fraczek. Sensitivity analysis of risk from chemical reactor explosion to data used, B W Robinson. An alternative to pressure safety valves on offshore platforms, P Chamoux.

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