Compartmentalization (engineering)

When referring to engineering, compartmentalization is the general technique of separating two or more parts of a system to prevent malfunctions from spreading between or among them.

This entails the breaking up of a project or problem into sub classes and sub categories, with the intention of simplifying the task at hand, or to efficiently distribute it amongst a number of teams or people.¹²

References

Jolley, S. J. (2010). Reservoir Compartmentalization. Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1-86239-316-5.
Jelen's Cost and Optimization Engineering | McGraw-Hill international editions: Industrial engineering series. McGraw-Hill. 1991. ISBN 0070536465.

[1] Jolley, S. J. (2010). Reservoir Compartmentalization. Geological Society of London. ISBN 978-1-86239-316-5.

[2] Jelen's Cost and Optimization Engineering | McGraw-Hill international editions: Industrial engineering series. McGraw-Hill. 1991. ISBN 0070536465.

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