In: Colombari, V.: Reliability Data Collection and Use in Risk and Availability Assessment. Proceedings of the 6th EuReData conference, 1989, Siena, Italy, pages 524-530. Berlin: Springer, 1989.
Abstract: Particular application of reliability techniques is developed to evaluate dependability (availability, integrity and security) of large process distributed control system for an ethylene plant. Each critical plant section is associated to own control subsystem which is analyzed taking into account major field unavailabilities. Control system availability is concerned, evaluating section fault tolerant approach by Stochastic Petri Nets Theory application.
Keywords: availability assessment; distributed control system; chemical plant; integrity; security; stochastic net.