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The Impact of Differences in Reliability Data on the Results of Probabilistic Safety Analyses by Ulrich Hauptmanns is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
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The lack of plant-specific reliability data for probabilistic safety assessments is occasionally used for discrediting and doubting the validity of such analyses. On the other hand, analyses are often performed without even discussing the applicability of generic reliability data. In an attempt of clarification the impact of several sets of reliability data stemming from different sources on the explosion frequency of two processes with exothermal reactions (one of them is analyzed with plant-specific data) are quoted. As a further case study the reactor cooling system of one of the processes is analyzed. Additionally, a procedure using frequency and probability ranges is employed for comparison. The results show agreement within their respective uncertainty bounds; the identification of key components for safety is not hampered by data differences. The superiority of plant-specific data, which should of course be acquired, cannot be doubted. Nevertheless, improving the safety of a plant is possible using probabilistic safety analyses even with data which do not stem from the plant under investigation.
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- Author
- Ulrich Hauptmanns
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0950-4230)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Physical Sciences)