Guidelines for safe automation of chemical processes.

Increased automation reduces the potential for operator error, but introduces the possibility of new types of errors in design and maintenance. This book provides designers and operators of chemical process facilities with a general philosophy and approach to safe automation, including independent l...

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Corporate Author American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y. : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, ©1993.
Subjects
Chemical processes > Automation > Safety measures.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0816905541
9780816905546
9780470938249
0470938242
9780470938256
0470938250
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiv, 424 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Guidelines for Safe Automation of Chemical Processes; CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Glossary; Acronyms; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE PLACE OF AUTOMATION IN CHEMICAL PLANT SAFETY. .A DESIGN PHILOSOPHY; 3. TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING INTEGRITY OF PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS; 4. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SELECTION AND DESIGN OF BASIC PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS; 5. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SELECTION AND DESIGN OF SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEMS (SISs); 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO ENSURE CONTROL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.

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