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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, ©1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.