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Failsafe Control Systems

Applications and emergency management

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Kevin Warwick

    1. University of Reading, UK

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  2. Ming T. Tham

    1. Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Fail-Safe Control Systems: An Introduction

    • M. T. Tham, K. Warwick
    Pages 1-4

  3. Software Fault Tolerance

    • David J. Holding
    Pages 5-25

  4. Software Reliability: The Way Forward

    • D. J. Smith
    Pages 26-40

  5. Design Principles For Diagnostics Decision Support Systems

    • D. E. Embrey, T. G. Wolfmaier
    Pages 41-46

  6. A Fault Tolerant Control Scheme

    • K. Warwick
    Pages 47-55

  7. Fault Tolerant Procedures For Boiler Control Systems Design

    • R. Clarke
    Pages 56-69

  8. Framework For The Design And Assessment Of Safety Related Control Systems

    • R. Bell, M. F. Pantony
    Pages 70-92

  9. Failure-To-Safety in Turbine-Generator Control

    • P. A. L. Ham
    Pages 93-105

  10. Expert Systems for Monitoring Process Control

    • Robert W. Milne
    Pages 106-116

  11. Robust Fault Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems

    • R. J. Patton, S. M. Kangethe
    Pages 117-143

  12. Prediction of Failure Conditions

    • D. Jackson, I. Jardine
    Pages 144-169

  13. Accident Management and Failure Analysis

    • G. C. Meggitt
    Pages 170-181

  14. Decision Support Systems and Emergency Management

    • Manfred Grauer
    Pages 182-197

  15. Safety Integrity Management Using Expert Systems

    • Peter Andow
    Pages 198-206

  16. Power System Alarm Analysis and Fault Diagnosis Using Expert Systems

    • P. H. Ashmole
    Pages 207-216

  17. Intelligent Process Control

    • Marylene De Winter, Marcel Rijckaert
    Pages 217-227

  18. New Technology for Improved Quality Control and Security of Process Operations

    • D. J. Sandoz
    Pages 228-234
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11 . 2 Study objectives 147 11 . 3 Approach to analysis 147 11. 4 Presentation and discussion of results 151 11 . 5 Conclusions 165 12 Accident management and failure analysis G. C. Meggitt 170 12. 1 Introduction 170 12. 2 Nuclear safety 170 12. 3 The accident 171 12. 4 The accident response 171 12. 5 The automatic response 171 12. 6 The tailored response 173 12. 7 The emergency plan 181 13 Decision support systems and emergency management M. Grauer 182 13. 1 Introduction 182 13. 2 The problem 183 13. 3 The multiple-criteria approach 184 3 13. 4 OveNiew of the 1-decision support software 186 13. 5 A case study from chemical industry 189 13. 6 Conclusions 195 References 196 14 Safety integrity management using expert systems Dr P. Andow 198 14. 1 Introduction 198 14. 2 Safety and risk analysis 198 14. 3 The effects of applying safety and risk analysis 199 14. 4 Safety integrity management 201 14. 5 Knowledge-base contents 204 14. 6 Summary of system functions 204 14. 7 Discussion 205 References 205 15 Power system alarm analysis and fault diagnosis using expert systems P. H. Ashmole 207 15. 1 Introduction 207 15. 2 Expert systems for power system alarm analysis already developed 208 15. 3 Existing substation control arrangements 209 15. 4 Discussion of alarm data flow 210 15. 5 Expert system requirements 210 15. 6 User interface 211 15. 7 Requirements under different fault conditions 211 15.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    Kevin Warwick

  • Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Ming T. Tham

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Failsafe Control Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Applications and emergency management

  • Editors: Kevin Warwick, Ming T. Tham

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0429-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Unicorn Seminars Ltd 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6677-8Published: 03 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0429-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 246

  • Topics: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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