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Among other things, one prerequisite necessaiy to calculate the pressure relief openings needed on the apparatus is knowledge about the explosion threat definition and venting system hardware definition. Tne various influences are summarized in Table 26-22. 

Explosion hazard definition Suppression system hardware definition... 

The procedural model for functional units used by ProcVhdl are well matched by the behavioral descriptions in Vhdl, whereas the functional descriptions of many older hardware definition languages have insufficient expressive power. 

From a reliability engineering perspective, error can be defined by analogy with hardware reliability as "The likelihood that the human fails to provide a required system function when called upon to provide that fimction, within a required time period" (Meister, 1966). This definition does not contain any references to why the error occurred, but instead focuses on the consequences of the error for the system (loss or unavailability of a required function). The disadvantage of such a definition is that it fails to consider the wide range of other actions that the human might make, which may have other safety implications for the system, as well as not achieving the required function. 

In this mechanistic approach to human reliability, the individual is modeled as being analogous to a hardware component that provides a function when required. A definition of human reliability from this perspective is as follows ... 

This has close affinities with definitions of system reliability from a hardware perspective, for example, "the probability of performing a function under specified conditions for a specific period of time" (Zorger, 1966). 

PROBLEM DEFINITION. This is achieved through plant visits and discussions with risk analysts. In the usual application of THERP, the scenarios of interest are defined by the hardware orientated risk analyst, who would specify critical tasks (such as performing emergency actions) in scenarios such as major fires or gas releases. Thus, the analysis is usually driven by the needs of the hardware assessment to consider specific human errors in predefined, potentially high-risk scenarios. This is in contrast to the qualitative error prediction methodology described in Section 5.5, where all interactions by the operator with critical systems are considered from the point of view of their risk potential. 

Opening segments of the IP2 PRA data analysis section describe the definitions of terms and concepts employed, the assumptions made, and limitations recognized during the data base construction. A set of 39 plant-specific component failure mode summaries established the basis for component service hour determinations, the number of failures, and the test data source for each failure mode given for each component. Generic data from WASH-1400, IEEE Std 500, and the LER data summaries on valves, pumps, and diesels were combined with plant-specific failure data to produce "updated" failure information. All the IP2 specialized component hardware failure data, both generic and updated, are contained in Table 1.5.1-4 (IP3 1.6.1-4). This table contains (by system, component, and failure mode) plant-specific data on the number of failures and service hours or demands. For some components, it was determined that specifications of the system was warranted because of its impact on the data values. 

Sres is easy to calculate and, since the relevant information resides in the first significant digits, its calculation places no particular demands on the soft- or hardware (cf. Section 3.3) if the definition of r,- in Table 2.1 and Eqs. (1.3a)-(1.3d) is used. 

Research users need full access to the functional elements of the spectrometer system and require the most efficient and flexible tools for MR sequence and application development. If the measurement methods delivered with the software do not adequately address the specific investigational requirements of a research team, modem NMR software is an open architecture for implementing new and more sophisticated functionality, with full direct access to all hardware controlling parameters. After evaluation, the new functionality can be developed with the help of toolbox functions that allow rapid prototyping and final builds, to enable the new sequence to be executed by non-experienced personnel and then used in routine applications. These toolboxes provide application oriented definitions and connect to standard mechanisms and routine interfaces, such as the geometry editor, configuration parameters or spectrometer adjustments. 

Sherwin-Williams has developed such a polymer process control system. The methodology used to accommodate the contrasting requirements has two key elements. First, the software is based on a simple architecture that places the definition of changing reactor hardware elements and characteristics in easily modified configuration files (5). Second, the language uses a small number of basic commands to describe formulations and reactor control. Complex operations are described by reference to commands tables (macros) built using several basic commands or other macros. 

In this chapter, we focus on the use of lanthanides as spin-based hardware for QC. The remainder of this introductory section provides some essential concepts and definitions and then it succinctly describes some of the existing proposals for QC. The second section provides a brief overview of results obtained with spin-based systems other than lanthanides. The following two sections review experiments made on qubits and quantum gates, respectively, based on lanthanides, highlighting their specific properties and advantages for QC applications. 

A number of authors wrote primarily to emphasize either the equipment or the algorithms used in their work. Hammond and Brookes wrote a paper focusing on the technique, not necessarily the results, of any single fermentation.43 In this work, the authors discuss, of course, the experimental work performed and the results, but emphasized the definitions of terms used throughout NIR and the equations by which they are determined. The hardware used is diagrammed and... 

The initial assessment should be undertaken early in the planning phase and include definition of system boundaries in order to determine and document what systems are to be in the validation program and why. A sitewide inventory should assign each computer system a unique number, descriptive title, and location reference. The main software and hardware components of each system... 

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