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A new method for assessing domino effect in chemical process industry

Abdolhamidzadeh, B ; Sharif University of Technology | 2010

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.049
  3. Publisher: 2010
  4. Abstract:
  5. A new methodology is presented with which the likely impact of accident in one process unit of an industry on other process units can be forecast and assessed. The methodology is based on Monte Carlo Simulation and overcomes the limitations of analytical methods, used hitherto, which were inherently limited in their ability to handle the uncertainty and the complexity associated with domino effect phenomena. The methodology has been validated and its applicability has been demonstrated with two case studies
  6. Keywords:
  7. Petrochemical ; Process industry ; Analytical method ; Chemical process industry ; Domino effects ; Monte Carlo Simulation ; Petrochemical process ; Process unit ; Accidents ; Computer simulation ; Petrochemicals ; Risk management ; Risk assessment ; Accident ; Chemical process ; Complexity ; Model validation ; Monte carlo analysis ; Petrochemical industry ; Uncertainty analysis ; Algorithm ; Analytic method ; Chemical reaction ; Domino effect ; FREEDOM algorithm ; Methodology ; Monte carlo method ; Validation process ; Algorithms ; Chemical industry ; Likelihood functions ; Uncertainty
  8. Source: Journal of Hazardous Materials ; Volume 182, Issue 1-3 , 2010 , Pages 416-426 ; 03043894 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389410007892