Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Chemical and Nuclear Industries [Hardcover]

Ralph Fullwood Attended Texas Technological University Harvard University University of Pennsylvania and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750672080 | ISBN-13: 978-0750672085 | Publication Date: October 19, 1999

Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) determines the probability and consequences of accidents, hence, the risk. This subject concerns policy makers, regulators, designers, educators and engineers working to achieve maximum safety with operational efficiency. Risk is analyzed using methods for achieving reliability in the space program. The first major application was to the nuclear power industry, followed by applications to the chemical industry. It has also been applied to space, aviation, defense, ground, and water transportation. This book is unique in its treatment of chemical and nuclear risk.

Problems are included at the end of many chapters, and answers are in the back of the book. Computer files are provided (via the internet), containing reliability data, a calculator that determines failure rate and uncertainty based on field experience, pipe break calculator, event tree calculator, FTAP and associated programs for fault tree analysis, and a units conversion code. It contains 540 references and many referrals to internet locations for information.

Provides the only free fault tree analysis computer code and reliability database
Very comprehensive coverage of chemical and nuclear risks
Gives links to the internet

Editorial Reviews

Review

Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Chemical and Nuclear Industries aims to achieve a unified presentation of probabilistic safety assessment to the chemical processing and nuclear electrical generating industries.

The book deals with the probability and consequences- i.e. the risk of accidents. The book is very detailed and technical, but should be read by those with safety responsibilities in the chemical industry.
-Health and Safety Review Magazine

A positive feature of the book is its potential as an academic text for risk engineering. -Safety & Health

The book also is very well illustrated with 200-plus figures and 150-plus table.
-Safety & Health

At the end of most of its chapters, the text is summarised and problems are set. In the Appendix (Chapter 12) a website address allows the reader to download software to assist in calculations and to construct event trees. This would seem to be an essential read for those entering into - or indeed already in - the PSA field. For those of us on the outside, it really is a revelation: "So, that's what its all about". A new discipline (dare I say science?) which has developed in our lifetimes and is captured here in Dr.Fullwood's excellent book. - Keith Simm, Managing Editor, "The Nuclear Engineer"

...the provision of a number of items of software and databases via an Internet site maintained by the publisher is, I believe, a unique feature of great potential value.
-ICHEME

From the Publisher

Problems are included at the end of many chapters, and answers are in the back of the book. Computer files are provided containing reliability data, a calculator that determines failure rate and uncertainty based on field experience, pipe break calculator, event tree calculator, FTAP and associated programs for fault tree analysis, and a units conversion code. It contains 540 references and many referrals to internet locations for information.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (October 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750672080
• ISBN-13: 978-0750672085
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,582,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Overview and Powerful Source of Information, June 21, 2001

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This review is from: Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Chemical and Nuclear Industries (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent overview about Probabilistic Safety Assessment. In this case applied in Chemical and Nuclear Industries. The references are complete, but in some cases are not updated. A very well overview about data, methods and software used in this analysis is done. The relevant incidents in both industries are explain in special chapters.

Finally, this book is a powerful source of information with a lots of links to useful and more specific information. A complete startpoint in Probabilistic Safety Assessment.