IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/ijsaem/v15y2024i8d10.1007_s13198-024-02365-0.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Reliability assessment of emergency safety barriers based on an intuitionistic fuzzy sets aggregation procedure and subjective safety analysis: a case study

Author

Listed:
  • Samia Daas

    (University of Batna 2)

  • Fares Innal

    (Université 20 Août 1955 Skikda)

Abstract

The Emergency safety barrier is one of the active technical barriers related to the safety of liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks. However, this study assesses the reliability of emergency safety barriers to help decision-makers understand how they can support decisions to reduce the risks associated with LPG storage. This paper aims to develop an integrated approach that uses an intuitionistic fuzzy sets aggregation procedure, subjective safety analysis, and emergency event tree analysis to handle uncertainty in the reliability assessment of emergency safety barriers. In addition, a case study on the reliability assessment of the emergency safety barriers of the LPG plant in Algeria based on the proposed methodology is provided and carried out to illustrate its effectiveness and feasibility. The results demonstrated the ability of intuitionistic fuzzy sets aggregation procedure and subjective safety analysis to provide highly reliable results and evaluate the reliability of emergency safety barriers. However, the classical event tree analysis does not consider the possibility of assessing the emergency consequences of different accident scenarios. Consequently, it only allows you to estimate the occurrence probability of accident scenarios. The results of this study show that the reliability of emergency safety barriers can be used to estimate the probability of emergency consequences under different accident scenarios, improve reliability, and help prioritize emergency improvement measures. The study provides scientific and operational references for analyzing the emergency consequences of various accident scenarios.

Suggested Citation

  • Samia Daas & Fares Innal, 2024. "Reliability assessment of emergency safety barriers based on an intuitionistic fuzzy sets aggregation procedure and subjective safety analysis: a case study," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 15(8), pages 4143-4161, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijsaem:v:15:y:2024:i:8:d:10.1007_s13198-024-02365-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s13198-024-02365-0
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13198-024-02365-0
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s13198-024-02365-0?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Xie, Lin & Lundteigen, Mary Ann & Liu, Yiliu, 2021. "Performance analysis of safety instrumented systems against cascading failures during prolonged demands," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    2. Mohammad Yazdi & Farzaneh Nikfar & Mahnaz Nasrabadi, 2017. "Failure probability analysis by employing fuzzy fault tree analysis," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 8(2), pages 1177-1193, November.
    3. Innal, Fares & Dutuit, Yves & Chebila, Mourad, 2015. "Safety and operational integrity evaluation and design optimization of safety instrumented systems," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 32-50.
    4. Saaty, Thomas L. & Shang, Jennifer S., 2011. "An innovative orders-of-magnitude approach to AHP-based mutli-criteria decision making: Prioritizing divergent intangible humane acts," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 214(3), pages 703-715, November.
    5. Hongyang Yu & Faisal Khan & Brian Veitch, 2017. "A Flexible Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling Technique for Risk Analysis of Major Accidents," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 37(9), pages 1668-1682, September.
    6. Ovidi, Federica & Zhang, Laobing & Landucci, Gabriele & Reniers, Genserik, 2021. "Agent-based model and simulation of mitigated domino scenarios in chemical tank farms," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
    7. Guo, Xiaoxue & Ding, Long & Ji, Jie & Cozzani, Valerio, 2022. "A cost-effective optimization model of safety investment allocation for risk reduction of domino effects," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 225(C).
    8. Landucci, Gabriele & Argenti, Francesca & Tugnoli, Alessandro & Cozzani, Valerio, 2015. "Quantitative assessment of safety barrier performance in the prevention of domino scenarios triggered by fire," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 30-43.
    9. Cai, Baoping & Li, Wenchao & Liu, Yiliu & Shao, Xiaoyan & Zhang, Yanping & Zhao, Yi & Liu, Zengkai & Ji, Renjie & Liu, Yonghong, 2021. "Modeling for evaluation of safety instrumented systems with heterogeneous components," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 215(C).
    10. Chen, Chao & Reniers, Genserik & Khakzad, Nima, 2019. "Integrating safety and security resources to protect chemical industrial parks from man-made domino effects: A dynamic graph approach," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 191(C).
    11. Misuri, Alessio & Landucci, Gabriele & Cozzani, Valerio, 2021. "Assessment of risk modification due to safety barrier performance degradation in Natech events," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 212(C).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Yuan, Shuaiqi & Cai, Jitao & Reniers, Genserik & Yang, Ming & Chen, Chao & Wu, Jiansong, 2022. "Safety barrier performance assessment by integrating computational fluid dynamics and evacuation modeling for toxic gas leakage scenarios," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 226(C).
    2. Khakzad, Nima, 2023. "A methodology based on Dijkstra's algorithm and mathematical programming for optimal evacuation in process plants in the event of major tank fires," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 236(C).
    3. Ding, Long & Khan, Faisal & Ji, Jie, 2022. "A novel vulnerability model considering synergistic effect of fire and overpressure in chemical processing facilities," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 217(C).
    4. Amin, Md. Tanjin & Scarponi, Giordano Emrys & Cozzani, Valerio & Khan, Faisal, 2024. "Improved pool fire-initiated domino effect assessment in atmospheric tank farms using structural response," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 242(C).
    5. Ricci, Federica & Yang, Ming & Reniers, Genserik & Cozzani, Valerio, 2024. "Emergency response in cascading scenarios triggered by natural events," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
    6. Zhou, Lixing & Chen, Guohua & Zheng, Mianbin & Gao, Xiaoming & Luo, Chennan & Rao, Xiaohui, 2024. "Agent-based modeling methodology and temporal simulation for Natech events in chemical clusters," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
    7. Weiliang Qiao & Enze Huang & Hongtongyang Guo & Yang Liu & Xiaoxue Ma, 2022. "Barriers Involved in the Safety Management Systems: A Systematic Review of Literature," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-35, August.
    8. Chen, Chao & Yang, Ming & Reniers, Genserik, 2021. "A dynamic stochastic methodology for quantifying HAZMAT storage resilience," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 215(C).
    9. Ma, Weikai & Wang, Yanfu & Xing, Peijie & Yang, Ming, 2025. "A Monte Carlo-based modeling method for the spatial-temporal evolution process of multi-hazard and higher-order domino effect," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 253(C).
    10. Jiajun Ma & Guohua Chen & Tao Zeng & Lixing Zhou & Jie Zhao & Yuanfei Zhao, 2023. "Methodology for Resilience Assessment of Oil Pipeline Network System Exposed to Earthquake," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-20, January.
    11. Zhou, Jianfeng & Reniers, Genserik & Cozzani, Valerio, 2023. "A Petri-net approach for firefighting force allocation analysis of fire emergency response with backups," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    12. Xie, Lin & Lundteigen, Mary Ann & Liu, Yiliu, 2021. "Performance analysis of safety instrumented systems against cascading failures during prolonged demands," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    13. Casson Moreno, Valeria & Marroni, Giulia & Landucci, Gabriele, 2022. "Probabilistic assessment aimed at the evaluation of escalating scenarios in process facilities combining safety and security barriers," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    14. Khakzad, Nima, 2023. "A goal programming approach to multi-objective optimization of firefighting strategies in the event of domino effects," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 239(C).
    15. Misuri, Alessio & Landucci, Gabriele & Cozzani, Valerio, 2021. "Assessment of safety barrier performance in the mitigation of domino scenarios caused by Natech events," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
    16. Lin Xie & Mary Ann Lundteigen & Yiliu Liu, 2020. "Reliability and barrier assessment of series–parallel systems subject to cascading failures," Journal of Risk and Reliability, , vol. 234(3), pages 455-469, June.
    17. Cheraghi, Morteza & Taghipour, Sharareh, 2024. "A mathematical optimization model for determining safety integrity levels in process facilities," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
    18. Misuri, Alessio & Ricci, Federica & Sorichetti, Riccardo & Cozzani, Valerio, 2023. "The Effect of Safety Barrier Degradation on the Severity of Primary Natech Scenarios," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 235(C).
    19. Guo, Xiaoxue & Ding, Long & Ji, Jie & Cozzani, Valerio, 2022. "A cost-effective optimization model of safety investment allocation for risk reduction of domino effects," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 225(C).
    20. Yunfeng Yang & Guohua Chen & Yuanfei Zhao, 2023. "A Quantitative Framework for Propagation Paths of Natech Domino Effects in Chemical Industrial Parks: Part II—Risk Assessment and Mitigation System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-19, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:ijsaem:v:15:y:2024:i:8:d:10.1007_s13198-024-02365-0. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.