title: A new method for assessing domino effect in chemical process industry.
abstract: A new methodology is presented with which the likely impact of accident in one process unit of an industry on other process units can be forecast and assessed. The methodology is based on Monte Carlo Simulation and overcomes the limitations of analytical methods, used hitherto, which were inherently limited in their ability to handle the uncertainty and the complexity associated with domino effect phenomena. The methodology has been validated and its applicability has been demonstrated with two case studies.
authors.affiliation: Center for Process Design, Safety and Loss Prevention, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abdolhamidzadeh
authors.forename: Tasneem
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rashtchian
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Abbasi
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002617:Chemical Industry; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D035501:Uncertainty