 Remaining useful life estimation for repairable multi-state components subjected to multiple maintenance actionsChinedu I. Ossai Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2019, vol. 182, issue C, 142-151 Abstract: This paper discusses the methodologies for determining the reliability and remaining useful life (RUL) of repairable Multi-State Components (MSCs) subjected to different maintenance actions. By utilizing the degradation rates of the components that depend on the failure and maintenance rates, the transition intensities at the performance states and the Universal Generating Function (UGF), the availability and Mean Time To failure (MTTF) was obtained. The technique developed in this study is used to determine the expected RUL of a Feed Water System (FWS) of a power generating plant that uses three maintenance policies that include – no, minor and major maintenance actions for the components integrity management. The study also shows the influence of repeated maintenance actions on the RUL of the components and the impact on reliability at the lifecycle durations of the components and systems. Keywords: Mean time to failure; Multi-state components; Reliability; Remaining useful life; Repairable system; Universal generating function (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:reensy:v:182:y:2019:i:c:p:142-151 DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2018.10.014 Access Statistics for this article Reliability Engineering and System Safety is currently edited by Carlos Guedes Soares More articles in Reliability Engineering and System Safety from Elsevier |
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