Safety evaluation of process configuration by Case-Based reasoning

Anna-Mari Heikkilä, Tuomas Koiranen, Markku Hurme

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    Abstract

    An index based method for estimating the effect of process configuration on inherent safety has been presented. Process configuration means which operations are involved in the process and how they are connected together. An inherently safe process structure is not possible to define by explicite rules, but one has to rely on standards, recommendations and accident reports. When problem solving is based on experience it is possible to use case-based reasoning. Therefore CBR was employed for determining the value of safe process structure subindex. For this purpose a casebase of accident cases and recommended designs was created. A case can be retrieved on five levels of aggregation (from process to detail) from the casebase to ensure the relevancy of retrieved information in various phases of preliminary process design.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCHISA'98
    Subtitle of host publicationCD-ROM of full texts
    PublisherCzech Society of Chemical Engineering
    Number of pages14
    Publication statusPublished - 1998
    MoE publication typeB3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings
    Event13th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA'98 - Prague, Czech Republic
    Duration: 23 Nov 199828 Nov 1998
    Conference number: 13

    Conference

    Conference13th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA'98
    Abbreviated titleCHISA'98
    Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
    CityPrague
    Period23/11/9828/11/98

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